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Carolina!  Carolina!  Heaven's   blessings  attend   her! 
While  ice  live  we  will  cherish,  protect  and  defend  her; 
Tho'   the  scorner   may   sneer  and  witlings  defame   her, 
Our  hearts  swell  with  gladness  whenever  we   name  her. 

Hurrah!  hurrah!   the   Old  North   State  forever, 
Hurrah!  hurrah!   the  good   Old  North   State. 

Tho*  she  envies  not  others   their   merited  glory, 
Yet,  her  name  stands  the  foremost  in  liberty's  story, 
Tho'  not  true  to  herself  e'er  to  crouch  to  oppression, 
Who  can  yield  to  just  rule   more   loyal   submission? 

Plain  and  artless  her  sons,  but  whose  doors  open  faster, 
At  the  knocks  of  the  stranger  or  the  tale  of  disaster? 
How  like  to  the  rudeness  of  their  dear  native  mountains 
With   rich  ore  in   their  bosoms  and  life   in  their  fountains. 

And  her  daughters,  the  queen  of  the  forest  resembling, 
So  graceful,  so  constant,  yet   to  gentlest   breath   trembling, 
And  true   lightwood  at   heart;  let   the   match   be   applied   them. 
How  they  kindle  and  flame!    0   none  know  but  who've  tried  them. 

Then  let  all  who  love  us,  love  the  land  that  we  live  in, 

As  happy  a  region  as  on  this  side  of  Heaven; 
'■  Where  plenty  and  freedom,  love  and  peace,  smile   before   us. 
'  liaise,  aloud,  raise  together,  the  heart  thrilling  chorus. 


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DRUMMOND'S 


PICTORIAL  ATLAS 

of 

NORTH  CAROLINA 


''Here's  to  the  land  of  the  long  leaf  pine, 
The  summer  land  where   the  sun  doth  shine; 
Where    the   weak   grow   strong    and    the    strong    grozv    great, 
Here's  to  down  home — the  'Old  North  State'." 


EDITED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY 

ALBERT    Y.    DRUMMOND 

CHARLOTTE,  N.  C. 


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Foreword 


~|ORTH  CAROLINA,  the  "State  of  Superlatives,"  is  a  territory 
so  large  and  a  land  so  rich  in  Nature's  endowments  that  few 
of  her  own  people  really  know  her.  Little  wonder  is  it,  there- 
fore, that  the  newcomer  is  amazed  at  the  potential  strength 
exhibited  on  every  hand,  or  that  the  eitizen  of  a  less  favored 
urea  is  dazzled  by  the  tales  he  hears  of  North  Carolina's 
present  greatness.  Twenty  years  ago  North  Carolina  ranked 
as  one  of  the  most  backward  of  American  States,  while  today  she  is  perhaps 
the  foremost  of  all  the  United  States.  In  these  twenty  years  North  Carolina 
has  gradually  forged  to  the  front  in  every  line  of  endeavor  until  today  the  eyes 
of  the  whole  nation  have  turned  to  the  Tar  Heel  State  to  learn  of  her  progress 
and   opportunities. 

Within  the  past  few  years  much  has  been  written  about  North  Carolina, 
and  travelers  are  boosting  the  State  far  and  wide,  yet  no  attempt  has  been 
made  to  give  the  public  an  accurate,  authentic  sketch  of  the  State  embracing 
all  the  phases  of  her  life  and  progress.  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS 
OF  NORTH  CAROLINA  has  been  prepared  expressly  for  the  purpose  of 
presenting  to  the  outside  world  a  concise,  authentic  and  complete  story  of  the 
North  Carolina  of  today.  Into  this  one  volume  has  been  incorporated  the  gist 
of  the  hundreds  of  items  and  hits  of  data  that  have  been  published  in  various 
forms  during  the  past  two  years.  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF 
NORTH  CAROLINA  is  a  volume  of  facts  only — no  statements  of  a  doubtful 
nature  are  made.  Every  item  printed  herein  has  been  attested  to  by  persons 
who  are  in  a  position  to  verify  that  particular  fact.  Every  effort  has  been 
made  to  give  the  reader  an  impartial  story  relating  the  present  accomplishments 
of  the  State  as  they  really  are. 

No  subject  can  be  fully  portrayed  without  the  use  of  illustrations,  so  hun- 
dreds of  photographs  have  been  reproduced  in  this  volume  illustrating  the  sub- 
jects described.  The  views  found  in  the  Atlas  have  been  carefully  selected  from 
a  collection  of  over  eighteen  hundred  pictures,  over  half  of  which  were  photo- 
graphed by  the  Editor.  Every  one  of  the  one  hundred  counties  of  the  State 
has  been  visited  personally  by  the  Editor  during  the  past  eighteen  months  in 
an  endeavor  to  collect  first  band  all  the  data  and  scenes  that  should  have  a 
place  in  a  volume  of  this  kind. 

The  contents  of  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF  NORTH 
CAROLINA  will  be  found  divided  into  three  distinct  sections.  In  the  fore-part 
a  number  of  subjects  of  State-wide  importance  are  discussed  and  illustrated,  while 
in   the  center  section   will   be   found   a   two-page  display   space   devoted   to   each 


of  the  fifty-six  incorporated  cities  of  the  State  having  a  population  of  over 
twenty-five  hundred  people  according  to  the  1920  United  States  census.  In 
these  displays  an  effort  has  been  made  to  eliminate  that  flowery  type  of  de- 
scription so  popular  with  many  of  the  writers  of  today  and  to  present  to  the 
reader  the  actual  facts  about  the  city  in  question.  Each  of  these  sketches  has 
been  verified  and  signed  by  at  least  two  prominent  citizens  of  that  particular 
city.  In  most  cases  these  have  been  the  Mayor  and  the  president  of  some  civic 
organization.  Further  mention  of  these  may  be  found  below.  The  third  section  is 
devoted  to  miscellaneous  subjects  and  contains  a  sketch  of  each  county  in  the 
State,  State  maps  and  a  complete  list  of  all  those  manufacturing  plants  and 
features  of  the  State  that  rank  as  distinct  leaders  in  the  South,  in  the  United 
States  or  in  the  world.  Few  people  realize  that  North  Carolina  has  such  a 
large  list  of  these. 

The  publication  of  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF  NORTH 
CAROLINA  must  accomplish  three  purposes,  otherwise  it  will  have  been  in  vain. 
First,  it  must  supply  the  interested  outsider  with  just  that  information  he  seeks 
about  the  North  Carolina  of  today.  Second,  it  must  not  only  cause  the  citizen 
of  another  section  to  become  interested  in  North  Carolina,  hut  must  convince 
him  that  North  Carolina  is  in  reality  the  "Land  of  Opportunity"  and  bring 
him  to  the  State  to  become  a  part  of  the  life  of  her  people,  whether  he  be  a 
manufacturer,  an  agriculturalist,  a  business  or  professional  man,  a  laborer  or 
whatever  be  his  vocation-he  must  be  brought  to  North  Carolina.  The  third  object 
is  to  better  acquaint  the  people  of  North  Carolina  with  their  State  so  that  they 
may  intelligently  boost  the  land  they  love  by  knowing  the  real  facts  about  her 
and  that  by  knowing  these  facts  they  may  be  inspired  to  higher  ideals  in  making 
her  a  still  greater  land  of  prosperity.  And  the  youth  of  the  State  should  find 
herein  a  record  of  achievement  that  should  fill  them  with  pride  in  the  record 
of  their  fathers  and  inspire  them  to  prepare  themselves  to  lead  this  great  State 
forward  to  greater  laurels  in  the  days  to  come.  With  these  objects  accomplished 
this  volume  will  have   fulfilled   its  mission. 

As  you  read  these  pages  and  view  these  pictures  may  you  overlook  any 
imperfections  and  endeavor  to  see  North  Carolina  as  she  is,  the  "State  of  Super- 
latives"— the  "Land  of  Opportunity."  With  no  lesser  ambition  than  to  present 
North  Carolina  as  she  is  today  this  volume  has  been  prepared  and  humbly 
submitted  by 


THE    EDITOR. 


Charlotte,    N.   C,   June    1,    1924. 


An  Appreciation 


Now  that  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF  NORTH  CARO- 
LINA is  a  reality,  the  Editor  pauses  for  a  moment  to  review  the  fifteen  months 
spent  in  the  preparation  of  this  volume.  The  Editor  recalls  the  numerous  auto 
and  rail  trips  that  have  taken  him  to  every  corner  of  this  great  State;  recalls 
the  hours  spent  taking  photographs,  compiling  data  and  writing  the  98,000  words 
of  descriptive  matter  contained  herein  and  recalls  the  many  nights  spent  in 
arranging  the  innumerable  details  involved  in  getting  such  a  volume  ready  for 
publication.  Then  there  were  statements  to  investigate  and  verify  and  p roofs 
to  correct  besides  a  mass  of  miscellaneous  work,  including  trimming,  mounting 
and  lettering  the  photographs  and  designing  the  pages.  Yet  the  Editor  could 
never  have  done  all  the  work  involved  without  the  assistance  of  a  vast  army  of 
organizations  ami  individuals  throughout  the  State,  who  greatly  aided  in  the 
compilation  -i  the  data  used.  While  all  these  organizations  and  individuals 
cannot  possibly  be  thanked  separately  the  Editor  is  herewith  attempting  to  list 
below    those    who   had    a    greater   part    in   making   this    volume   possible. 

First  among  those  to  whom  the  Editor  wishes  to  give  due  credit  is  the  late 
Major  W.  A.  Graham,  who,  as  Commissioner  of  Agriculture  of  North  Carolina, 
gave  his  hearty  support  and  approval  to  the  plans  for  the  publication  of  the 
Atlas.  Much  valuable  aid  has  been  given  by  Mr.  K.  W.  Barnes,  Secretary  of  the 
Department  of  Agriculture  and  by  Miss  Frances  Knight  of  the  same  Depart- 
ment. The  one  person  who  has  been  of  the  greatest  aid  to  the  Editor  is  the 
one  who  has  handled  all  the  correspondence  and  bulk  of  office  work.  Special 
thanks  are  due  this  tireless  worker  who  has  been  the  Editor's  most  faithful 
helper  and  most  ardent  supporter,  Mrs.  Drumtnond.  Much  valuable  assistance 
has  been   rendered  by   Mr.   D.   R.  Scoggin,  of  "Winston-Salem. 

The  Editor  wishes  to  heartily  thank  the  organizations  listed  below  for 
their  support,  thus  enabling  their  cities  to  have  the  very  best  representation 
possible  in  the  Atlas.  We  wish  to  thank  the  Chambers  of  Commerce  of  the  fol- 
lowing cities:  Ashebnro,  Beaufort,  Burlington,  Charlotte,  Concord,  Dunn,  Dur- 
ham, Eden  ton,  Elizabeth  City,  Fayetteville,  Gastonia,  Goldsboro,  Greensboro, 
Greenville,  Hamlet,  Henderson,  High  Point,  Kings  Mountain,  Laurinburg,  Lex- 
ington, Mooresville,  Morehead  City,  Oxford,  Raleigh,  Rocky  Mount,  Shelby, 
Southern   Pines,   Wadesboro   and   Wilmington. 


We  wish  to  thank  the  City  Councils  of  the  following  cities:  Albemarle, 
Asheville,  Beaufort,  Concord,  Edenton,  Elizabeth  City,  Hamlet,  Kings  Mountain, 
Lexington,  Lincoln  ton,  Monroe,  Oxford,  Rockingham,  Southern  Pines  and 
Tbomasville. 

The  following  organizations  gave  the  Editor  such  fine  support  that  they 
deserve  special  mention.  They  include  the  Woman's  Clubs  at  Asheboro,  Dunn, 
Fayetteville,  Goldsboro,  Greenville,  Hickory,  Laurinburg,  Lumbertnn,  Morganton, 
and  Washington;  the  American  Legion  Auxiliary  at  Kinston,  New  Bern  and 
Raleigh.  Other  Women's  organizations  who  were  real  helpers  are  the  Library 
Association   at   Sanford  and  the  Civic   League  at   Statesville. 

We  wish  especially  to  thank  the  Real  Estate  Board  of  Winston-Salem, 
the  Kiwanis  Club  of  Lincolnton,  and  the  American  Legion  of  Wilmington,  and 
the  Parent-Teacher  Associations  at  Henderson,  Henderson ville.  Rocky  Mount 
and  Salsibury. 

In  addition  to  the  above  organizations  the  following  are  just  a  few  of  the 
hundreds  of  individuals  who  have  given  their  aid:  Mr.  A.  V.  West,  Mayor, 
Mount  Airy;  Mr.  W.  M.  Gordon,  Monroe;  Mr.  Swain  Elias,  Attorney,  Canton; 
Mrs.  A.  S.  Beard,  Newspaper  Correspondent,  Belmont,  and  Mrs.  Chas.  C.  Cooper, 
Charlotte. 

The  Editor's  thanks  are  also  due  the  one  hundred  and  fifty  people  through- 
out the  State  who  have  verified  the  various  statements  contained  in  this  volume. 
The  newspapers  of  the  State  have  always  given  us  publicity  where  requested 
and  they  have  done  much  to  pave  the  way  for  the  favorable  reception  of  this 
publication. 

Although  every  effort  has  been  made  to  make  this  Volume  absolutely 
complete  and  accurate,  omissions  or  errors  may  have  occurred  and  the  reader 
will  render  us  a  distinct  service  by  calling  our  attention  to  any  apparent  error 
in   order   that   it   may  be  corrected    in   future  editions. 

Von  have  read  this  work  on  your  own  State,  and  we  feel  sure  that  you 
liked  it.  Therefore  you  will  want  to  spread  the  glad  news  of  North  Carolina's 
leadership  as  outlined  in  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF  NORTH 
CAROLINA. 


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Table  of  Contents 


;'The  Old   North  State   Forever"    (poem)  1 

Views  of  State   Buildings  2 

Title    Page - - — -  3 

Foreword    —  — .   — 4 

Table  of  Contents   — -—   5 

Resources  of  North  Carolina 6-7 

Views  of  State  Colleges -   —    8 

Views  of  Denominational  Colleges 9 

Highway  Scenes 10-11 

Farm  Products   (Illus.) 12 

Manufacturing    (Illus.) 13 

Here  and  There  in  North  Carolina 14 


Western   North  Carolina    (Illus.) ___.    15 

Lakes  of  "The  Land  of  the  Sky"- 16 

Rivers  of  "The  Land  of  the  Sky" 17 

Waterfalls  of  Western  Carolina 18 

Mountains  of  Western   Carolina _ 19 

Piedmont   Carolina   in    Pictures 20-21 

Eastern  Carolina   Views— 22-24 

Resort  Hotels  of  the  State 25 

Cities  of  North  Carolina   (See  below) 26-139 

Sketches  of  North  Carolina  Counties 140-145 

North    Carolina — The    Leader 146-147 

Pertinent   Paragraphs  About   North  Carolina 148 


CITIES  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA 


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Population 

Albemarle  2,69 1 

Asheboro    2,559 

Asheville  28,504 

Beaufort  2,968 

Belmont    2,94 1 

Burlington    5,952 

Canton    2,584 

Charlotte    46,338 

Concord    9,903 

Dunn    2,805 

Durham    21,711 

Edenton    2,777 

Elizabeth  City  8,925 

Fayetteville    8,877 

Gastonia   12,871 

Goldsboro  ._ 1 1 ,296 

Greensboro  43,525 

Greenville     5,772 

Hamlet  3,808 

Henderson    5,222 

3,720 


Hendersonville 

Hickory    

High  P'oint 


5,076 

..22,279 

Kings  Mountain  2,800 

Kinston  9,77 1 

Laurinburg  2.643 

Lenoir  3,7 1 8 

Lexington     5,254 

Lineolnton    3,390 

Lumberton    2 ,69 1 

Monroe _    1,084 

Mooresville    4,3 1 5 

Morehead  City  2,958 

Morganton 2,887 

Mount  Airy   4,752 

New    Bern    ....12,198 

Newton   3,02 1 

Ox  ford    3 .606 

Raleigh 24,418 

Reidsville   — 5,333 

Roanoke    Rapids    3,369 

Rockingham   2.509 

Rocky  Mount  12,742 

Salisbury    - 13,884 

San  ford     _. 2.977 

Shelby 3,609 

Southern    Pines    __ 743 

Spencer 2,510 

Statesville     7.895 

Tarboro    ._ 4,568 

Thornasville    ._ 5 ,076 

Wadesboro    2,648 

Washington    6,314 

Wilmington _. 33,372 

Wilson .10,612 

Winston-Salem  48.395 

Miscellaneous    


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86-87 

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94-95 

96-97 

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100-101 

102-103 

101-105 

106-107 

108-109 

110-111 

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110-117 

118-119 

120-121 

122-123 

124-125 

126-127 

128-123 

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132-133 

134-133 

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(Arranged  According  to  Sine) 


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Charlotte    46,338 

Greensboro  43,525 

Wilmington    33,372 

Asheville  28,504 

Raleigh  24,418 

High  Point  22,279 

Durham 21,719 

Salisbury    13,884 

Gastonia   12,871 

Rocky  Mount 1 2,742 

New  Bern  12,198 

Goldsboro 1 1 ,296 

Wilson _— - 1 0,6 1 2 

Concord    9,903 

Kinston    9,77 1 

Elizabeth  City  8,925 

Fayetteville    8,877 

Statesville    7,895 

Washington    6,3 1 4 

Burlington    5,952 

Greenville    5,772 

Thornasville    5,676 

Reidsville   5,333 

Lexington  5,254 

Henderson    5,222 

Hickory    5,076 

Mount  Airy   4,752 

Tarboro    4,568 

Mooresville    4.3 1  5 

Monroe   4,084 

Hamlet   3,808 

Hendersonville    3,720 

Lenoir    3,7 1 8 

Shelby    3,609 

Oxford    3,606 

Lineolnton 3,390 

Roanoke  Rapids  3,369 

Newton  3,02 1 


Sanford 

Beaufort  _. 

Morehead  City  .. 

Belmont    

Morganton    

Dunn        

Kings  Mountain 
Edenton    — 


2,977 

...  2,968 

..  2,958 

2,941 

..  2,867 

..  2,805 

..  2,800 

2.777 

Albemarle                   2,691 

Lumberton    2,691 

Wadesboro    2,648 

Laurinburg  2,643 

Canton    2,584 

Asheboro    2,559 

Spencer    .....  2.510 

Rockingham 2,509 

Southern  Pines  743 

Miscellaneous  


136-137 
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132-133 
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Resources  of  North  Carolina 


LOCATION 

North  Carolina,  one  of  the  thirteen  original  colonies,  lies  in  the  South- 
eastern area  of  the  United  States  between  the  parallels  of  34  degrees  and  36% 
degrees  north  latitude,  and  between  the  meridians  751/;  degrees  and  84  Va  degrees 
west  longitude.  Bounded  on  the  north  by  Virginia,  and  on  the  south  by  South 
Carolina  and  Georgia,  it  extends  from  the  Atlantic  Ocean  on  the  east  to  Tennessee 
on  the  west. 

TOPOGRAPHY 

North  Carolina  has  an  area  of  52,280  square  miles,  of  which  48,666  is  land 
and  3,620  is  water.  The  extreme  length  of  the  State  is  503  y2  miles,  while  the 
average  breadth  is  100  miles  and  extreme  breadth  187 Vs  miles.  Its  topography 
is  similar  to  a  great  inclined  plain  sloping  down  from  an  altitude  of  over  6000 
feet  to  the  level  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  In  descending  from  the  Smoky  Moun- 
tains, the  highest  part  of  the  Appalachian  chain,  to  the  Atlantic,  three  broad 
plains  or  terraces  are  crossed.  The  first  of  these,  the  Western  or  Mountain 
Section,  is  a  high  mountain  plateau  which  suddenly  drops  a  distance  of  about 
1500  feet,  to  the  second  level.  This  is  known  as  the  Middle  Section  or  Piedmont 
Plateau,  while  the  Low  Country,  or  Coastal  Plain,  is  some  200  feet  lower.  The 
area  from  the  head  of  the  tides  downward,  is  known  as  the  Tidewater  Section. 

CLIMATE 

North  Carolina  lies  on  the  same  parallel  of  latitude  as  the  central  Mediter- 
ranean basin,  the  most  favored  climatic  region  on  the  globe.  While  this  posi- 
tion in  the  warm  temperate  zone  determines  the  chief  climatic  features  of  the 
State,  these  are  modified  by  various  causes.  The  influence  of  elevation  in  the 
Western  Section  predominates.  While  Mt.  Mitchell,  the  highest  point  east  of 
the  Rockies,  is  6,711  feet,  the  average  height  of  this  area  is  4000  feet.  In  this 
area  where  the  winters  are  more  severe  and  the  summers  cooler  than  in  the 
Piedmont  area,  the  dryness  of  the  air  makes  the  climate  more  salubrious.  The 
Blue  Ridge  protects  the  area  from  the  bitterly  cold  winds  of  the  northwest, 
giving  an  average  annual  mean  temperature  of  55  degrees.  In  this  area  there 
are  many  valleys  whose  winter  climate  is  as  mild  as  that  of  the  Piedmont  where 
snow  is  seldom  seen.  Eastern  Carolina  feels  the  effect  of  the  presence  of  the 
sea  which  tends  to  lessen  both  the  diurnal  and  seasonal  changes  of  temperature 
and  to  increase  the  amount  of  precipitation.  Although  the  Gulf  Stream  is  not 
near  enough  to  greatly  affect  it,  the  climate  is  semi-tropical  and  is  very  enjoyable 
both  winter  and  summer.  Between  these  two  sections  of  the  State  every  variation 
of  climate  may  be  found,  suitable  to  any  taste.  Snowfall  in  the  State  is  very 
light  and  seldom  remains  on  the  ground  more  than  two  or  three  days. 

HISTORY 

North  Carolina  is  inseparably  connected  with  Sir  Walter  Raleigh  and  the 
beginning  of  the  English  settlement  in  America.  The  first  colony  landed  here  on 
July  26,  1585  but  no  permanent  settlement  was  effected  until  about  1663.  North 
Carolina  has  always  been  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  country.  The  Battle 
of  Alamance,  May  16,  1771,  was  the  first  battle  of  the  Revolution  while  the 
Mecklenburg  Declaration  of  Independence,  May  20,  1775,  preceded  the  national 
declaration  of  1776.  The  Battle  of  Kings  Mountain  was  fought  on  the  border 
between  this  State  and  South  Carolina,  while  the  Battle  of  Guilford  Court  House 
was  the  forerunner  of  Cornwallis1  defeat  at  Yorktown.  Although  next  to  the 
last  State  to  secede,  North  Carolina  furnished  one-fifth  of  the  Confederate  army 
and  lost  more  men  than  any  other  Southern  State.  The  State  was  just  recovering 
from  this  blow  when  the  World  War  began,  but  once  again  she  did  her  part. 
North  Carolina  gave  $3,000,000  for  work  among  the  soldiers,  bought  more  than 
$30,000,000  of  Liberty  Bonds  and  War  Savings  Stamps  and  furnished  92,510  men 
for  the  service.  One  North  Carolina  division,  the  30th,  broke  the  Hindenburg  line 
in  the  most  famous  battle  of  the  war  while  the  State  furnished  the  Secretary  of 
the  Navy,  Josephus  Daniels,  and  the  Ambassador  to  England,  Walter  Mines 
Page.  Today  North  Carolina  is  in  the  midst  of  the  greatest  period  of  develop- 
ment and  prosperity  she  has  ever  known. 

GOVERNMENT 

The  Government  of  North  Carolina,  like  that  of  the  United  States,  and  all 
the  other  States,  is  a  constitutional  democracy.  While  the  Federal  Government 
is  one  of  granted  powers,  having  only  such  powers  as  are  given  in  the  Federal 
Constitution,  the  State  has  all  the  essential  powers  of  government  to  be  exercised 
by  the  people  through  their  representatives,  except  such  power  as  may  be  limited 
bv  the  Federal  or  the  State  Constitution. 

The  cost  of  Government  in  this  State  in  1022  totaled  $25,364,112,  or  a  per 
capita  cost  of  $9.58.  The  1918  per  capita  cost  was  only  $2.19.  This  increase  is 
due  to  the  faet  that  this  State  has  broken  away  from  the  old  idea  prevalent  among 
the  Southern  States  that  the  State  was  merely  a  Big  Policeman.  North  Carolina's 
present  rate  pays  for  the  new  educational  system,  highways,  public  buildings  and 
permanent  improvements  and  is  still  below  the  average  for  the  United  States  and 
only  ranks  thirty-third.  Considering  the  benefits  derived,  the  cost  of  Govern- 
ment is  very  low. 

PEOPLE 

North  Carolina  is  made  up  of  people  of  a  singularly  homogeneous  character. 
It  was  originally  settled  by  Virginians,  mainly  English;  Pcnnsylvanians,  Scotch- 
Irish,  Scotch-Highlanders  and  Lowlanders,  Swiss,  French  Hugenots  and  Ger- 
mans. The  fusing  of  these  elements  of  Anglo-Saxon,  Celt  and  Norman  have  given 
the  vision  and  aggressiveness  of  the  English,  the  conservation  and  acumen  of 
the  Scot,  and  the  industry  and  steadfastness  of  purpose  of  the  Teuton,  which  are 
creating  a  State  destined  to  be  one  of  the  marvels  of  modern  civilization.  There 
are  over  2,500,1)00  of  this  people  in  the  State.  North  Carolina  has  practically  no 
foreigners  within  its  borders.  According  to  the  latest  figures  available  (1922), 
North  Carolina  had  the  highest  birth  rate  of  any  State,  with  30  births  for 
each  1000  population. 

EDUCATION 

With  the  advent  of  good  roads  came  an  awakening  in  the  interest  of  educa- 
tion and  the  whole  State  is  now  awake  to  the  needs  of  new  equipment  and  trained 
teachers    for    every    department.      Over   $15,000,000    in    bonds    has    recently    been 


voted  by  various  counties  to  provide  schools.  In  1921  the  State  provided  a  loan 
fund  of  $5,ooo,ooo  to  aid  county  boards  in  building  schoolhouses.  As  a  result 
of  this  new  interest  in  education  there  is  now  at  least  one  accredited  High  School 
in  each  of  the  100  counties  of  the  State  and  illiteracy  in  the  State  has  decreased 
from  29.4  per  cent  in  1900  to  13.1  per  cent  in  1920  (both  races).  The  scale  of 
salaries  whereby  a  teacher  can  increase  her  income  by  raising  the  class  of  her 
certificate  has  greatly  aided  the  system.  Of  17,000  teachers  in  1921  over  12,000 
were  enrolled  in  summer  schools,  taking  special  work.  Rapid  strides  are  now 
being  made  along  educational  lines,  both  in  grammar  and  high  schools  and  in 
the  colleges  and  universities.     North  Carolina  leads  the  South   in  education. 

In  point  of  actual  service,  the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill 
is  the  oldest  State  University  in  America,  having  been  founded  in  1789.  The 
600-acre  grounds,  35  buildings,  endowment  and  equipment,  are  valued  at  $4,250,- 
300.  Over  2800  students  are  enrolled  annually.  There  are  10  other  State  insti- 
tutions for  white,  and  5  for  colored,  while  there  are  26  colleges  for  whites  and 
30  universities,  colleges  and  schools  for  colored.  (Editor's  note — The  College 
Section  will  be  found  on  pages  8  and  9). 

WEALTH 

North  Carolina's  wealth  has  tripled  in  a  decade,  according  to  the  census  re- 
port of  the  period  from  1912  to  1922.  This  wealth  totaled  $1,543, 110,000,  or  an 
increase  of  175  per  cent.  The  per  capita  wealth  was  $1,703,  or  an  increase  of 
135.2  per  cent.  The  estimated  value  of  all  real  property  and  improvements  in- 
creased from  $637,860,000  to  $2,209,132,(100  or  246  per  cent.  Only  four  States 
and  the  Philippine  Islands  showed  an  increase  in  total  payments  of  revenue  in 
1923.  New  Hampshire  came  first  with  37  per  cent  while  North  Carolina  came 
second  with  15  per  cent,  having  paid  a  total  of  $140,347,366,  thus  leading  the 
whole  South  and  being  the  only  Southern  State  showing  an  increase.  The  State 
ranks  fifth  in  Federal  Income  Tax  pay  merits.  Total  banking  resources  are: 
(1921)  $386,046,574.  There  are  160,000  motor  cars  in  the  State  representing  an 
expenditure  of  $175,000,000. 

POWER 

North  Carolina's  rivers,  not  including  innumerable  small  rivers  and  creeks, 
are  over  3,300  miles  long  with  a  total  fall  of  33,000  feet,  or  an  average  of  ten 
feet  to  the  mile.  The  total  waterpower  furnished  the  State  by  these  streams  is 
estimated  at  3,370,000.  That  furnished  by  the  Roanoke  River  within  the  State 
is  70,000,  of  the  Yadkin  255,000,  giving  a  capacity  to  turn  7,360,000  spindles;  for 
Deep,  Haw  and  Cape  Fear  Rivers  an  aggregate  of  130,000  horsepower  with 
power  to  turn  5,200,000  spindles,  or  a  grand  total  of  600,000  horsepower  for  the 
rivers  named,  ascertained  by  actual  measurements.  The  State  now  produces 
over  2,00(t,0(i()  kilowatt  hours  daily,  being  excelled  by  only  one  State  east  of  the 
Mississippi — New  York  State.  The  greatest  electric  power  development  in  the 
country  is  centered  here  in  the  Piedmont  area.  The  Southern  Power  Company 
whose  ten  plants  on  the  Catawba  operate  over  800  miles  is  a  Charlotte  concern 
and  has  made  and  is  still  making  extensive  developments  in  the  State.  The 
Tallassee  Power  Company  of  Badin  with  a  huge  plant  there  is  now  planning 
a  large  resrrvoir  above  the  Badin  dam  while  numerous  other  developments 
throughout  the  State  are  under  way, 

MANUFACTURING 

North  Carolina's  manufactured  products  in  1919  had  a  value  of  nearly  a 
billion  dollars,  $943,808,000  to  be  exact,  and  this  does  not  include  domestic  indus- 
tries not  organized  into  factory  systems.  Only  fourteen  States  made  a  lu-ttcr 
showing,  while  Texas  was  the  only  Southern  State  ahead  of  North  Carolina. 
North  Carolina  has  5,999  mills  employing  157,659  wage-ear ners  receiving  $126,- 
753,000  yearly.  The  capital  employed  is  $669,144,000,  while  the  value  of  manu- 
factured" products  is  $943,808,000.  North  Carolina  led  the  South  in  1919  in  the 
number  of  factory  establishments  with  5,999  as  against  5,603  fur  Virginia,  her 
nearest  competitor.  In  the  number  of  wage  and  salary  earners  she  led  Georgia, 
her  nearest  competitor,  by  34,000.  In  the  amount  of  capital  employed  she  led 
Texas  by  more  than  100  million  and  Virginia  by  230  million  dollars.  In  the 
total  value  of  manufactured  products  Texas  was  the  only  Southern  State  which 
outranked  North  Carolina,  and  her  lead  was  only  57  million  dollars.  Georgia,  the 
next  in  line,  fell  behind  by  250  million  dollars.  In  the  value  added  to  raw  ma- 
terial by  manufacturing.  North  Carolina  greatly  out-distanced  the  whole  South — 
with  417  million  dollars  as  against  298  million  for  Texas,  2C9  million  for  Virginia 
and  253  million  for  Georgia.  But  in  percentage  of  value  added  by  manufacture, 
North  Carolina  led  the  whole  United  States  with  the  exception  of  Wyoming. 
The  value  by  manufacture  in  North  Carolina  was  249  per  cent.  The  closest 
Southern  State  in  this  regard  was  South  Carolina  with  220  per  cent.  Thus  it  is 
seen  that  North  Carolina  has  a  clear  lead  in  the  South  in  manufacturing  industries. 

North  Carolina  leads  the  world  in  tobacco  manufacture  and  the  thirty-three 
tobacco  factories  of  the  State  consume  a  fourth  of  all  the  leaf  tobacco  used  in 
manufacture  in  the  entire  United  States,  and  pay  a  full  fourth  of  all  the  tobacco 
taxes  of  the  Union.  Only  Kentucky  is  ahead  of  North  Carolina  as  a  tobacco 
growing  State.  North  Carolina  leads  the  South  in  the  cotton  textile  industry 
in  almost  every  detail— in  the  number  of  mills,  the  number  of  spindles  and 
knitting  machines,  in  the  number  of  looms  installed  year  by  year,  in  number  of 
operatives,  amount  of  capital  employed,  the  volume  of  wages,  in  variety  of  cotton 
textiles  produced,  in  the  total  value  of  products  and  in  the  value  added  by  manu- 
facture of  raw  materials.  The  State's  mills  use  a  half  million  more  bales  than 
the  State  produces  in  average  years.  There  are  now  513  cotton  mills  in  the  State 
as  against  ISO  in  South  Carolina  and  173  in  Georgia.  North  Carolina  has  more 
mills  that  dye  and  finish  their  own  products  than  any  other  Southern  State.  In 
North  Carolina  are  the  largest  towel  mills  in  the  world,  the  largest  hosiery  mills 
in  the  world,  the  largest  denim  mills  in  the  United  States,  the  largest  damask 
mills  in  the  United  States,  the  largest  underwear  mills  in  America,  while  Gaston 
County  with  100  mills  is  the  fine  combed  yarn  center  of  the  South.  North  Caro- 
lina also  leads  the  South  in  number  of  furniture  factories,  variety  of  products, 
total  value  of  products,  amount  of  capital  invested,  and  number  of  operatives. 
(Editor's  note — A  complete  list  of  the  plants  in  the  State  which  lead  the  world, 
the   United  Slates  or  the  South  in  their  line  is  given  on  page  1$?). 


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Resources  of  North  Carolina  (Continued) 


AGRICULTURE 

North  Carolina  crops  are  as  varied  as  those  enumerated  in  the  Federal 
Census  for  every  item  mentioned  therein  can  be  grown  in  this  State,  except 
a  few  of  the  purely  tropical  ones.  Fifty  years  ago  North  Carolina  was  in  a 
very  primitive  State  while  today  it  ranks  fourth  in  the  United  States  in  the 
value  of  its  leading  crops  and  fifth  in  value  of  all  crops.  Every  product  grown 
between  Canada  and  the  tropics  may  be  grown  except  a  few  of  the  purely 
tropical  ones.  Western  North  Carolina  pastures  make  livestock  raising  and 
dairying  profitable  while  26  cheese  factories  produce  over  a  half  million  pounds 
of  cheese  a  year.  Kraut  factories  are  also  very  prosperous.  Piedmont  Carolina 
operates  a  majority  of  all  tractors  used  in  the  State  while  most  of  the  7,100 
pure-bred  cattle  are  here.  Over  three-fourths  of  all  the  State's  creameries  are 
here  also.  The  leading  crops  here  are  cotton,  corn,  wheat,  tobacco  and  clover. 
The  Sandhill  Section,  noted  for  its  poor  soils,  is  today  prosperous,  shipping 
annually  over  1,500  cars  of  luscious  peaches  and  over  68,000  crates  of  dewberries, 
as  well  as  large  quantities  of  melons,  sweet  potatoes,  and  produces  cotton,  corn 
and  tobacco.  Among  the  richest  lands  in  the  State  are  those  of  Eastern  Carolina, 
producing  great  quantities  of  truck,  soy  beans,  peanuts,  potatoes,  corn,  and 
tobacco,  while  no  State  can  produce  pork  more  cheaply.  North  Carolina  acres 
have  produced  125  bushels  of  oats  and  150  bushels  of  corn  while  Eastern  Carolina 
has  cotton  lands  equal  to  those  of  the  Mississippi  Delta  and  corn  lands  equal 
to  those  of  the  recognized  corn  belt  States.  The  climate  is  such  that  every  crop 
and  every  form  of  animal  life  from  Canada  to  the  tropics  can  be  found  in  this 
great  State.     And  yet  agricultural  development  is  still  in  its  very  infancy. 

HORTICULTURE 

North  Carolina  lays  great  stress  on  horticulture.  The  wide  range  and  high 
quality  of  fruits  grown  in  this  State  were  shown  at  the  National  Horticultural 
Congress,  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  in  1910,  when  the  Sweepstakes  trophy  for  the 
best  general  collection  of  fruit  in  the  United  States  was  won  by  North  Carolina 
against  the  keenest  competition.  Thirty-three  States,  from  all  over  the  Country 
were  competing.  With  its  wonderful  and  varied  climate,  long  growing  seasons, 
highly  adaptable  soils,  North  Carolina  seems  to  become  to  the  East  what  Cali- 
fornia is  to  the  West.  Cheap  lands  and  nearness  to  the  markets  of  the  East 
and  South   make  horticulture   development   here   an   alluring   opportunity. 

The  apple,  with  an  annual  production  of  6,000,000  bushels,  is  the  leader  and 
always  commands  prizes  at  expositions  because  of  its  quality.  Peaches  rank 
next  while  other  fruits  include  strawberries,  grapes,  dewberries,  figs,  pecans, 
pears,  cherries,  quinces,  plums,  cranberries,  raspberries  and  blackberries.  No 
State  in  the  Union  offers  a  broader  or  more  complete  field  from  a  trucking 
standpoint  than  North  Carolina.  Among  the  truck  crops  that  bring  large  re- 
turns are:  Irish  potatoes,  sweet  potatoes,  lettuce,  cabbage,  onions,  watermelons, 
cantaloupes,  cucumbers,  string  beans  or  snaps,  English  peas,  cauliflower,  beets, 
celery,  asparagus,  egg  plant  and  spinach. 

MINERALS 

North  Carolina  is  noted  for  the  great  variety  of  its  minerals  and  continual 
discovery  of  new  deposits  in  commercial  quantities  has  made  it  one  of  the  fore- 
most fields  for  prospecting.  As  demand  has  increased  many  of  these,  thought 
to  be  rare,  have  been  found  in  great  amounts.  Both  zircon  and  monazite  are 
mined  by  the  ton  here  for  incandescent  light  manufacturing  companies,  and 
Samarskite  by  the  hundred  weight  for  use  in  chemical  research.  Besides  con- 
taining a  little  of  over  219  species  many  of  these  are  now  found  in  commercial 
quantities. 

HIGHWAYS 

North  Carolina  made  a  beginning  at  real  highway  construction  in  1919  when 
the  automobile  license  fees  were  increased  to  raise  funds  to  meet  the  terms  of 
receiving  Federal  Aid,  but  a  more  progressive  program  was  passed  by  the  1921 
Legislature  when  a  system  of  5,500  miles  of  hard-surfaced  roads  leading  to  all 
county  seats  was  provided  for,  to  be  paid  for  by  a  bond  issue  of  $50,000,000,  by 
license  fees  and  a  tax  of  one  cent  a  gallon  on  gasoline.  At  present  over  1,350 
miles  of  highways  are  under  construction  estimated  to  cost  $22,300,000.  Of  this 
mileage  446  miles  are  being  hard-surfaced,  while  the  remainder  will  be  tem- 
porarily top-soiled  and  hard-surfaced  later.  This  system  has  pushed  the  State 
to  the  forefront  as  a  leader  in  highway  construction.  All  roads  of  the  State 
system  are  built  and  maintained  by  the  State  as  a  whole,  thus  shifting  the 
burden  from  the  county,  city  and  town  to  the  whole  State.  Many  beautiful  con- 
crete bridges  are  being  built,  the  most  notable  of  which  has  been  recently  com- 
pleted. This  is  the  Williamston  drawbridge  over  Roanoke  River.  This  bridge 
and  a  concrete  causeway  through  the  swamp  is  3.9  miles  long  and  is  considered 
the  longest  highway  bridge  in  the  Country.  The  distance  between  Windsor  and 
Williamston  has  been  shortened  from  140  miles  to  17  miles  by  this  bridge.  North 
Carolina  highways  have  proved  their  worth  already  by  stimulating  every  line 
of  endeavor  in  the  State. 

COMMERCIAL  FISHERIES 

North  Carolina  has  a  shore  line  of  only  about  300  miles  but  if  the  sounds, 
estuaries  and  other  indentations  are  followed,  a  coast  line  of  nearly  1500  miles 
is  revealed  and  along  the  entire  length  almost,  commercial  fishing  is  a  lucrative 
employment.  Fifty-five  kinds  of  fish,  both  salt  and  fresh  water,  abound  in  these 
waters  and  are  shipped  to  all  the  leading  markets  of  the  South  and  East.  The 
leading  shipping  centers  are  Currituck,  Elizabeth  City,  Edenton,  Manteo,  Wash- 
ington,  Morehead   City,   Beaufort,   New    Bern   and   Wilmington. 


PORTS— HARBORS 

North  Carolina's  leading  ports  are:  Wilmington,  the  largest,  Southport, 
Morehead  City,  Beaufort,  New  Bern,  Washington,  Edenton,  and  Elizabeth  City. 
The  Southern  end  of  the  Inland  Waterway  is  at  Morehead  City,  the  northern 
end  at  New  York  City.  This  waterway,  which  is  separated  from  the  ocean  by 
a  narrow  reef  of  land  along  the  North  Carolina  Coast,  enables  boats  to  sail  the 
placid  waters  of  the  numerous  sounds  protected  from  the  tumultous  ocean  waves 
outside.  Moreahed  City,  Beaufort,  Washington,  Edenton  and  Elizabeth  City  are 
connected  with  this  Inland  Waterway,  The  Harbor  of  Refuge,  the  finest  natural 
harbor  on  the  American  Coast,  is  located  at  Cape  Lookout  just  outside  the 
southern  end  of  the  Inland  Waterway.  The  State  is  drained  by  several  large 
river  systems  which  run  out  of  the  State  in  all  directions  eventually  reaching 
both  the  waters  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  Among  these 
rivers  are  the  Hiawassee,  Tennessee,  Pklgeon,  French  Broad,  Broad,  Nolechucky, 
Linville,  New,  Catawba,  Yadkin,  Pee  Dee,  Cape  Fear,  Lumber,  Tar,  Dan,  Neuse, 
Haw,  Deep,  Waccanawr,  Chowan,  Perquimans,  Little,  Pasquotank  and  Roanoke 
Rivers. 

RAILROADS 

The  State  is  well  served  by  railways,  having  three  large  trunk  systems 
crossing  it  from  the  North  to  the  South — the  Southern,  Seaboard  Air  Line  and 
Atlantic  Coast  Line.  Two  trunk  lines,  the  Southern  and  the  Carolina,  Clinch- 
field  and  Ohio  Railways,  cross  the  Blue  Ridge  within  its  borders,  connecting  the 
Middle  West  with  the  Southeast.  Numerous  long  and  short  lines  connect  all 
parts  of  the  State  with  these  major  routes.  The  Norfolk  Southern,  serving 
Eastern  Carolina,  is  one  of  the  important  systems.  A  more  complete  idea 
of  the  value  of  these  railways  to  the  State  may  be  gained  from  the  sketches  in 
this  volume. 

SCENERY 

North  Carolina  is  favored  in  the  beauty  and  variety  of  its  scenery  as  are  few 
other  States.  Mt.  Mitchell,  the  highest  peak  in  the  East — 6,711  feet  high — 
overlooks  64  peaks  over  6000  feet  and  several  a  mile  high.  This  area  is  dotted 
with  many  beautiful  lakes,  while  a  dozen  rivers  wind  their  way  through  the 
mountains  to  the  plains  beyond,  and  in  descending  make  numerous  beautiful 
waterfalls.  Even  the  Piedmont  Plateau  holds  its  charming  spots  such  as  Hang- 
ing Rock,  Morrow  Mountain,  and  its  broad,  rolling  plains  of  fertile  fields;  while 
the  horizon  is  streaked  with  the  smoke  of  busy  factories.  Through  the  rich  farms 
of  Eastern  Carolina  the  wide,  sluggish  rivers  crawl  slowly  down  to  the  broad 
expanse  of  sound  and  bay.  No  wonder  North  Carolina  draws  tourists  from 
all  over  the  United  States,  having  scenery  of  a  dozen  States  rolled  into  one, 
the   roads  to   reach  it  and  the  climate  to  enjoy  it. 

RESORTS 

North  Carolina's  excellent  all-year  climate  naturally  makes  her  a  state 
of  resorts,  both  winter  and  summer.  Asheville  and  Hendersonville  both  draw  a 
large  all-year  tourist  population  while  dozens  of  places  such  as  Waynesville,  Lake 
Junaluska,  Black  Mountain  and  Ridgecrest,  are  visited  every  summer  by  thou- 
sands of  tourists  from  all  over  the  East  and  South.  The  Piedmont  Plateau,  with 
Hanging  Rock,  Cleveland  Springs,  Moores  Springs,  Morrow's  Mountain  and 
numerous  cities,  offers  all  that  could  be  desired  in  climate  at  any  season,  while 
Pinehurst,  in  the  Sandhills,  is  the  greatest  golf  center  of  the  United  States. 
Large  modern  hotels  both  at  Pinehurst  and  Southern  Pines,  are  taxed  to  capaci- 
ty to  accommodate  the  thousands  who  winter  at  these  popular  resorts.  Elizabeth 
City  and  Washington  offer  excellent  hunting  and  fishing  to  the  winter  tourist, 
while  Wilmington  and  Wrightsville  Beach  are  popular  seaside  resorts  in  the 
summer  season.  Morehead  City  and  Beaufort  on  the  Atlantic  are  all-year-round 
resorts  offering  excellent  hunting,  fishing  and  other  sports. 

FORESTS 

North  Carolina  was  originally  covered  by  forests,  and  today  two-thirds  of 
its  land  area,  or  20,000,000  acres,  is  timber  covered.  North  Carolina  is  there- 
fore a  great  lumber  State.  North  Carolina  has  the  greatest  number  of  custom 
mills  of  any  State  and  ranks  seventh  in  production  of  lumber,  its  value  being 
about  $50,000,000  in  1919.  In  value  of  wood  and  timber  produced  from  the 
farms.  North  Carolina  leads  all  other  States,  with  a  total  value  of  $32,735,000. 
The  State  ranks  eighth  in  manufacture  of  veneers,  third  in  raw  products  con- 
sumed in  manufacture  of  dyestuffs  and  extracts,  and  fourth  place  in  produc- 
tion of  tanbark  wood. 

Altogether  there  are  153  kinds  of  woody  plants,  and  of  these  over  70  are 
trees  of  the  first  size  and  57  are  of  great  economic  value.  Of  these  14  attain 
in  this  State  a  height  of  over  100  feet,  while  3  of  them  reach  a  height  of  over 
140  feet.  A  few  of  these  are  found  only  in  this  State  or  extend  but  a  short 
distance  beyond.  These  are:  The  yellow-wood,  the  large-leafed  umbrella,  the 
Carolina   Hemlock   and  the  Clammy  Locust. 

A  large  area  of  forests  has  been  recently  set  aside  by  the  United  States 
Government  and  is  known  as  the  Pisgah  National  Park  or  Forest  Reserve — 
being  located  around   Mt.  Pisgah. 

OPPORTUNITY 

North  Carolina  offers  more  opportunity  today  than  any  State  in  the  Union. 
Its  climate  is  the  best  all-year-round  of  any  State  east  of  the  Mississippi,  its 
lands  grow  practically  any  crop,  its  6000  manufacturing  plants  produce  nearly 
everything  used  in  daily  life,  its  roads  are  new  and  the  best  in  the  South,  its 
schools  as  good  as  can  be  found,  its  natural  resources  the  most  varied  in  the 
United  States,  its  native  population  provi.es  efficient  labor,  and  its  proximity  to 
the  leading  markets  assures  a  ready  disposal  of  crops.  These  help  to  make  North 
Carolina  the  land  of  opportunity.  The  above  paragraphs  have  presented  facts 
that  by  these  facts  may  be  gained  a  small  idea  of  the  past  and  present  accom- 
plishments of  the  people  of  this  State,  thus  showing  the  possibility  of  greater 
future  development. 


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Peace  to  the  homes  where  the  mountaineers  dwell! 

Hail  to  the  highlands!  How  fruitful  their  valleys. 
Boundless  their  forests,  and  priceless  their  ores! 
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Swept  from  the  glen  where  the  cataract  roars. 

Hail  Mie  Highlands!  Upontliem  is  dawning. 
Light  that  will  fill  then  with  wealth  and  with power. 
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Albemarle 


Stanly  County 


Albemarle — "The  Hub  of  Stanly  County" 

LOCATION— 

Albemarle,  the  County  Sent  of  Stanly  County,  is  situated  in  the  eentral 
part  of  North  Carolina.  Albemarle  is  123  miles  southwest  of  Raleigh,  -1G  miles 
east  of  Charlotte  and  86  miles  south  of  Greensboro. 

RAILROADS— 

The  Winston-Salem  Southbound  and  the  Southern  Railways  serve  the  city. 
The  former  operates  through  sleepers  from  Roanoke,  Va.,  to  Jacksonville, 
Florida,  in  connection  with  the  Norfolk  and  Western  and  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line.  The  Southern,  by  connections  at  Salisbury,  gives  the  city  direct 
access  to  all  leading  Northern  and  Southern  markets.  The  Raleigh-Charlotte 
branch  of  the  Norfolk  Southern  crosses  the  Southern  part  of  Stanly  County 
with  direct  connections  at   Raleigh   for  Norfolk. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Albemarle  is  the  hub  of  the  Stanly  County  Highway  system.  150  miles 
of  the  famous  Stanly  County  shale  highways  have  already  been  constructed  while 
an  additional  50  miles  is  now  under  construction,  making  a  total  of  200  miles 
of  county  road  costing  about  $1,000,000.00.  Two  fine  top-soil  roads  built  In- 
state and  Federal  aid,  are  the  Charlotte- Albemarle-Raleigh  capital  highway,  and 
the  Salisbury-Albemnrlc-Wadesboro  highway.  Two  large  concrete  bridges  have 
been  constructed  at  a  cost  of  over  $200,000.00,  one  of  which  connects  Stanly  with 
Anson  County  while  the  other  joins  Stanly  and  Montgomery  Counties.  The 
County  highways  are  splendidly  maintained  by  the  Stanly  County  Highway 
Commission. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Albemarle  lias  two  of  the  largest  textile  manufacturing  plants  in  the  Stair, 
with  a  paid-in  capital  of  $5,000,000.00  who  operate  160,000  spindles.  Over 
-1500  operatives  are  employed  with  an  annual  payroll  of  over  $2,000,000.00, 
Albemarle  has  two  large  knitting  mills  with  several  hundred  employees,  and  large 
cash  payrolls  also.  A  large  flour  and  feed  mill  in  the  city  has  a  capacity  nf 
grinding  250,000  bushels  of  grain  annually.  ( llher  industries  include  a  cold  j 
storage  plant,  a  large  ice  factory  with  30  tons  daily  capacity,  and  three  large 
lumber  plants  and  woodworking  establishments.  The  total  amount  invested  in 
manufacturing  and  power  in  Albemarle  and  Badin  is  approximately  $18,000,000.00 
with  annual  payroll  of  over  $3,000,000.01).  (Radio  is  one  of  Stanly's  aggres- 
sive towns.) 

FINANCE— 

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FACTS— 

Albemarle  has  a  splendid  telephone  exchange  capable  of  serving  1000  suh 
scribers,  and  it  reaches  to  all  parts  of  the  county.  Albemarle  has  an  up-to-date 
water,  sewer  and  light  system  costing  $300,000.00.  A  new  concrete  dam  and 
reservoir  have  recently  been  completed  at  a  cost  of  $200,000.00,  which  will  supply 
the  city's  needs  for  years  to  come.  Albemarle  gets  her  electric  power  and 
lights  from  the  Southern  Power  Company  who  has  a  trunk  line  running  through 
the  city,  direct  from  Great  Falls,  S.  C.  The  city  has  $500,000.00  worth  of 
bitulithic  paved  streets  already  completed  with  $200,000,00  worth  of  new  paving 
under  way.  The  city  has  an  up-to-date  fire-fighting  equipment  with  a  new 
$12,500.00  fire  truck,  and  enjoys  low  insurance  rates.  A  new  $125,000.00  hotel 
has  just  been  completed.     There  are  two  other  hotels. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Albemarle    is    a    city   of    prosperity,   of    industries,    excellent    retail    and    wholes! 
houses,    of    fine    streets,    beautiful    residences    and    offers     to     the     newcomer     fill 
things  that  mean  success  in  any  line.     The  County  offers  that  fine  climate  that 
makes    for   health   and    happiness   on    rich    farms    or   in   the   exploitation    of   hei 
varied  resources.      Inquiries   are  welcomed. 


Every  part  of  Stanly  County  is  traversed  by 
its  famous  shale  highway  system.  One  of  the 
largest  shale  brick  plants  in  the  South  is  located 
here,  making  brick  that  are  in  demand  all  over 
the  United  States. 


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Population  10,000 


1920  —  2,691 


Stanly  County — "The  Land  of  Opportunity" 

POPULATION— 

Albemarle  is  the  county  seat.  It  has  a  population  of  approximately  10,000  in- 
cluding the  immediate  suburbs.  Stanly  County  has  a  population  of  over  30,000. 
The  value  of  taxable  property  in  Stanly  County  is  $30,000,000  and  the  tax  rate 
is  $1.00  per  hundred. 

I  EDUCATION— 

Stanly  County  is  very  young  in  educational  development,  yet  great  progress 
has  been  made  in  recent  years.  Albemarle  has  an  accredited  High  School  with 
over  750  pupils  and  is  a  fully  recognized  High  School.  Excellent  schools  are 
located  in  the  towns  of  Badin,  Norwood,  and  Oakboro  and  at  Wiscassett  and 
Efird  Mills.  There  are  nine  consolidated  schools,  all  offering  grade  and  high 
school  work  to  about  6,000  pupils.  Three  years  ago  there  were  only  four  small 
rural  schools,  while  today  there  are  five  brick  and  four  wooden  buildings. 
Eighteen  trucks  transport  the  pupils  to  and  from  school.  The  Mecklenburg 
Presbytery  maintains  a  Normal  School  at  Albemarle,  The  Mission  Board  of 
the  Methodist  Church  maintains  an  accredited  high  school  in  the  upper  part 
of  the  county.  A  $60,000.00  brick  building  has  just  been  completed  for  this 
school. 


RELIGION- 


Albemarle  has  four  fine  brick  churches  belonging  to  the  Presbyterian,  Lutheran, 
Baptist  and  Methodist  denominations. 

i  AGRICULTURE— 

Stanly  County  annually  produces  over  10,000  bales  of  cotton  and  1,000,000 
bushels  of  grain,  besides  hay,  fruit,  poultry,  lumber,  cross  ties,  truck  crops 
and  other  crops  which  net  cash  returns.  Stanly  is  known  as  a  great  clover  county. 
Its  soil  is  especially  adapted  to  the  growing  of  red  top  clover.  Stanly  County 
wheat  took  first  prize  at  the  Paris  Exposition.  The  farms  are  worked  by  their 
owners  who  are  90%  native  born. 

MINERALS— 

Hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars'  worth  of  gold  have  been  mined  in  Stanly 
County,  and  the  largest  single  nugget  of  gold  ever  found  in  the  South  was  found 
near  Albemarle  and  netted  $3000  when  coined.  The  county  is  also  famous  for 
its  mineral  springs.  Rocky  River  Springs  and  Misenheimer  White  Sulphur 
Springs  are  the  most  famous  in  the  county.  There  are  springs  of  iron,  sulphur, 
arsenic,  and  magnesia — all  at   Rocky   River  Springs. 

BRICK— 

Stanly  County  has  one  of  the  largest  shale  brick  plants  in  the  South.  These 
brick  have  a  wonderful  reputation  and  are  being  used  all  over  America.  This 
plant  cost  $150,000.00  and  is  only  the  beginning  of  this  industry,  as  the  shale 
is  here  in   unlimited  quantities. 

POWER— 

Stanly  County  ranks  high  in  water  power  resources.  At  present  150,000  horse- 
power is  already  developed  at  Badin  with  an  additional  150,000  horse-power 
available.     Other  developments  are  now  being  planned. 

BADIN— 

Badin,  "The  Aluminum  City,1"  is  in  Stanly  County  just  five  miles  east  of  Albe- 
marle. Badin  has  the  largest  aluminum  manufacturing  plant  in  the  United 
States.  Over  $12,000,000.00  has  been  invested  at  Badin;  1000  of  the  3000  popu- 
lation are  employed  in  the  plant  and  receive  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars 
annually  in  payrolls.  Badin  has  the  highest  and  largest  concrete  dam  in  the 
United  States — 210  feet  high,  18  feet  across  the  top,  and  3700  feet  long. 

EWHARRIE  PARK— 

A  2000  acre  tract  of  mountain  and  forest  land  six  miles  from  Albemarle  has 
been  made  into  a  park.  Morrow  Mountain  rises  500  feet  above  the  Pee  Dee 
River  in  the  centre  of  this  area.  From  the  Pinnacle  over  2000  square  miles  of 
some  of  the  prettiest  panoramic  mountain  forest  and  river  scenery  in  the  South 
can  be  seen,  including  views  of  the  Pee  Dee,  Ewharrie  and  Yadkin  Rivers  and 
Badin  Lake,  all  within  a  few  minutes'  ride. 


The  total  amount  invested  in  manufacturing 
and  power  plants  in  Albemarle  and  Badin  is 
between  fifteen  and  eighteen  million  dollars. 
150,000  H.  P.  is  already  developed  while  an 
additional  150,000  H.  P.  is  available. 


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Asheboro 


Randolph  County 


Asheboro — "In  the  Heart  of  North  Carolina 


LOCATION 


Asheboro  is  in  tin.*  foothills  of  the  Alleghany  Mountains  in  the  very  heart  of 
North  Carolina.  It  is  in  the  center  of  the  State,  as  the  exact  geographical  center 
is  not  far  distant.  Ashehoro  is  the  County  Seat  of  Randolph  County,  situated 
in  the  very  heart  of  the  County.  Randolph  County  is  bordered  by  Guilford 
County  on  the  north,  Alamance  and  Chatham  Counties  on  the  east,  Moore  and 
Montgomery  Counties  on  the  south,  and  Davidson  County  on  the  west. 


RAILWAYS 


Asheboro  is  located  on  two  railways.  It  is  the  Southern  terminus  of  the  High 
Point,  Randleman,  Asheboro  and  Southern  branch  of  the  Southern  Railway,  and 
at  High  Point,  28  miles  away,  direel  connection  is  made  with  the  numerous 
trains  of  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  from  Washington  to 
Atlanta.  Washington  is  330  miles  from  Asheboro,  Atlanta  :i7U  miles,  and  Raleigh 
the  State  Capital  is  only  125  miles  by  rail.  Asheboro  is  also  the  northern  trera- 
inus  of  the  Norfolk-Southern  which  runs  south  to  Aberdeen  65  miles  away, 
connecting  there  with  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  main  lines,  Richmond  to  Tampa, 
and  Norfolk  to  Birmingham.  At  Star,  XI  miles  south,  connection  is  made 
with  the  main  line  of  the  Norfolk-Southern,  running  from  Norfolk  through  Ral- 
eigh to  Charlotte.  Over  2500  cars  of  freight  originate  in  Asheboro  annually, 
being  distributed  all  over  America  and  to  foreign  countries.  There  are  ten  pas- 
senger trains  in  and  out  of  the  city  daily.  The  County  is  also  served  by  the 
Atlantic  and   Yadkin    Railway   from   Sanford  to   Mt.   Airy. 


HIGHWAYS 


Asheboro  has  long  been  ;\  highway  center.  It  was  founded  at  the  crossing  of 
two  great  roads.  One  of  these  ran  from  Raleigh  to  Salisbury  and  Charlotte, 
while  the  other  was  the  famous  plank  road  which  ran  from  Fayetteville,  at 
the  head  of  navigation  on  the  Cape  Fear,  over  100  miles  to  Salem,  the  distribut- 
ing point  of  the  northwest.  Today  Asheboro  still  boasts  good  highways  being  on 
four  branches  of  the  State  system.  No.  fi2  runs  from  Ashehoro  to  the  Virginia 
line,  No.  70  connects  Reidsville,  Greensboro,  Ashehoro,  Pinehurst,  Aberdeen, 
and  Lumberton  while  No.  75  runs  from  Lenoir  through  Statesville,  Salisbury, 
Lexington,  Osheboro,  Durham  and  Oxford  and  on  to  Virginia.  No.  77  is 
hard   surfaced   from   Asheboro   through    High    Point    to   Winston-Salem. 


CLIMATE— 


Asheboro  has  an  elevation  of  000  feet  and  enjoys  a  mild  equable  climate  the 
year  round.  There  is  very  little  humidity,  which  makes  the  air  always  clear  and 
pure.  Asheboro  nestles  in  the  foothills  with  several  low-lying  ranges  of  moun- 
tains in  sight  of  the  city. 


SCHOOLS- 


Asheboro  has  one  of  the  finest  and  best  directed  schools  in  the  State  where  a 
thorough  course  of  instruction  is  offered  covering  eleven  years,  including  High 
School  work.     A  commodious  brick  High  School  cares  for  the  needs  of  the  city. 


CHLRCHES- 


Asbeboro's  religious  life  is  centered  in  the  churches  of  the  leading  denomina- 
tions. There  are  seven  church  edifices.  These  churches  maintain  a  fine  moral 
and   religious   atmosphere  throughout   the  city. 


Randolph  County  land  is  very  fertile,  raising 
corn,  cotton,  wheat,  cowpeas,  oats,  rye,  sweet 
potatoes  and  tobacco.  The  raising  of  hogs, 
horses,  mules,  sheep  and  cattle  is  proving  very 
profitable,  netting  large  incomes  every  year. 


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Population  4,000 


1920  —  2,559 


Randolph — "Banner  Wheat  County  of  the  State' 


AGRICULTURE— 

Randolph  County's  many  agricultural  products  find  an  outlet  through  Ashehoro, 
the  County  Seat.  Randolph  has  for  many  years  been  the  banner  county  of  the 
whole  State  in  the  production  of  wheat,  and  today  still  maintains  her  leadership. 
The  farm  lands  are  fertile  and  well  cultivated,  and  grow  a  wide  variety  of  crops. 
Wheat,  corn,  cotton,  cowpeas,  oats,  rye,  sweet  potatoes  and  tobacco  are  the 
leading  crops.  Within  the  past  few  years  great  interest  has  arisen  in  raising 
live  stock,  cattle  and  hogs.  This  has  proven  very  profitable  every  year.  With 
this  diversity  of  crops  and  farm  products  the  Randolph  farmer  is  free  from 
the  inconveniences  of  a  "one  money  crop"  slump  in  prices. 

INDUSTRY— 

Asheboro  has  over  12  manufacturing  industries  located  in  the  city,  among  them 
being  the  Home  Building  and  Material  Co.,  the  Asheboro  Chair  Co.,  the  Randolph 
Chair  Co.,  the  Cranford  Chair  Co.,  and  the  Standard  Chair  Co.,  Asheboro 
Wheelbarrow  Co.,  Asheboro  Coffin  and  Casket  Co.,  Acme  Hosiery  Mills,  Ashe- 
boro Hosiery  Mills,  Dreamland  Mattress  Co.,  Asheboro  Mills,  and  the  Southern 
Crown  Milling  Co.  The  Home  Building  and  Material  Co.,  manufactures  lumber 
from  the  stump  to  the  finished  product,  and  has  a  capacity  for  two  complete 
houses  a  day.  They  specialize  on  schools  and  residences.  The  Randolph  Chair 
Co.,  was  organized  in  1898  and  makes  a  line  of  double  cane  seat  chairs  and  porch 
rockers  which  are  equal  to  any  manufactured  in  the  United  States.  The  Ashe- 
boro Wheelbarrow  Co.  is  the  only  wheelbarrow  factory  in  the  State,  while 
there  are  only  two  others  in  the  South.  Besides  covering  the  United  States  an 
export  business  has  recently  been  opened.  A  branch  lumber  plant  is  operated  at 
Pittsboro,  N.  C.  The  Acme  Hosiery  Mills,  of  which  D.  B.  McCrary  is  Presi- 
dent, manufactures  a  large  line  of  hosiery  which  is  sold  over  a  wide  territory. 
A  large  plant  is  operated  in  the  heart  of  Asheboro. 

HOTELS— 

Asheboro's  hotels  are:  the  Central  and  the  Ashlyn.  The  Central  Hotel  has 
40  rooms,  is  operated  on  the  American  plan  and  caters  to  both  commercial  men 
and  tourists. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Asheboro  boasts  an  excellent  water  and  sewerage  system.  The  system  was  in- 
stalled to  meet  the  needs  of  the  city  for  years  to  come.  The  fire  department 
is  well  equipped  with  modern  appliances.  Asheboro  has  an  up-to-date  light  and 
power  plant  and  has  a  fine  telephone  service,  not  only  in  the  city  but  through- 
out the  county. 


FINANCES— 

Asheboro  has  three  banks:  The  First  National  Bank,  the  Asheboro  Bank  and 
Trust  Co.,  and  the  Bank  of  Randolph.  The  First  National  Bank  has  a  capital 
and  surplus  of  $100,000  and  deposits  of  $665,735. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Ashehoro,  with  her  splendid  location  in  the  heart  of  the  State,  her  mild  climate 
and  her  native  citizenship,  offers  the  newcomer  many  inducements  for  the  loca- 
tion of  manufacturing  industries.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce  is  ready  to 
serve  you. 


Ashehoro  has  thirteen  manufacturing  plants. 
They  are:  4  chair  factories,  2  lumber  manufac- 
turing plants,  2  hosiery  mills,  2  flour  mills,  1 
wheelbarrow  plant,  1  coffin  plant  and  1  mat- 
tress factory. 


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Asheville 

Buncombe  County 


Asheville — "In  the  Heart  of  the  Blue  Ridge" 


LOCATION— 


The  Asheville  Plateau,  high  up  in  the  mountains  of  the  Blue  Ridge  where  the 
skies  are  as  blue  as  turquoise  and  the  air  is  as  sweet  as  the  odor  i>f  violets, 
is  the  setting  of  the  mountain  metropolis  called  Asheville,  North  Carolina.  The 
city  is  in  Buncombe  County,  one  of  the  most  attractive  sub-divisions  of  the 
State,  located  on  the  Southern  Railway  System  and  interlaced  by  miles  and 
miles  of  the  best  highways  in  Dixie.  The  Asheville  district  is  noted  for  its 
climate,  beautiful  scenery,  and  great  potential  resources,  the  larger  portion  of 
which  lie  undeveloped  right  at  the  doors  of  railway  lines  and  mountain  rivers. 
Minerals  abound  throughout  the  great  Western  North  Carolina  territory,  of 
which  Asheville  is  the  logical  commercial  and  industrial  center;  while  the  rivers, 
many  of  which  are  now  unharnessed,  represent  millions  of  kilowatts  in  hydro- 
electric water  power  as  yet  undeveloped.  The  water  power  projects,  of  which 
there  are  several  under  way  and  some  completed,  show  the  great  possibilities 
of  the  mountain  district  in  respect  to  future  development  along  this  line.  In 
addition,  there  is  a  great  deal  of  farm  land  in  Buncombe  County  suitable  for 
cultivation,  and  a  considerable  portion  that  is  already  producing  the  varied 
crops  of  the  higher  altitudes.  Dairying  and  cattle  raising  are  important  indus- 
tries which  are  growing  rapidly  and  promise  great  future  benefit  to  all  entering 
these  lines. 


RAILWAYS 


The  city  is  at  the  junction  of  the  Cincinnati-Columbia  division,  Murphy  Branch, 
and  Washington-Salisbury  division  of  the  Southern  Railway,  only  1 20  miles 
from  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  on  the  western  main  line  of  the  Southern  and  70  miles 
from  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  on  the  eastern  double-track  main  line  of  the  Soulhern. 
The  Carolina,  Clinehfield  and  Ohio  Railway  taps  the  western  mountain  district 
and  furnishes  connection  with  the  Southern  leading  into  the  Asheville  district. 
Besides  steam  railways,  motor  bus  lines  connect  Asheville  with  Charlotte  and 
many  centers  in  the  western  part  of  the  State,  thus  supplementing  transpor- 
tation to  nearby  places. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Buncombe  County  has  more  miles  of  paved  roads  than  any  county  in  the  South 
and  this  highway  system  joins  the  main  roads  of  surrounding  counties  with 
main  arteries  running  in  all  directions.  When  the  present  paving  program  of 
the  municipality  in  completed,  it  will  give  Asheville  a  greater  area  of  paved 
streets  than  any  other  city  in  the  United  States  of  35,000  inhabitants.  The  city 
and  county  are  on  the  eastern  branch  of  the  Dixie  Highway,  giving  direct  con- 
nection with  all  the  Central  States  in  the  North,  and  with  Georgia,  Florida  and 
the  Gulf  and  South  Atlantic  States  in  the  South.  This  highway  is  being  rapidly 
developed,  not  only  in  North  Carolina,  but  in  all  the  states  it  traverses.  The 
Dixie  Highway  is  a  popular  route  for  Northern  tourists  who  find  it  ideal  as 
a  main  highway  to  Florida.  To  the  west  of  Asheville  a  main  artery  highway 
leads  through  the  western  counties  adjacent  to  the  district  and  connects  at  Mur- 
phy with  the  Atlantic  Highway.  To  the  east,  two  main  highways  extend  across 
the  State,  crossing  the  main  counties  of  Eastern  North  Carolina  anil  offering 
access  to  the  chief  coastal  cities  on  the  Atlantic  Seaboard. 

TRADING  AREA— 

With  its  splendid  railway  and  highway  system  the  city  is  the  center  of  a  trading 
area  of  25  counties  in  Western  North  Carolina.  As  a  result  the  city  is  expand- 
ing as  never  before,  new  industries  are  springing  up  and  inquiries  are  pouring 
in  concerning  the  potential  resources  of  the  area.  Building  broke  all  past  records 
the  first  half  of  the  year,  yet  the  building  program  cannot  keep  pace  with 
population  increase.  From  1910-I020  the  population  increased  51  per  cent 
and  at  the  present  apparent  growth  a  new  record  will  likely  be  shown  by  the 
1930  census. 


Within  100  miles  around  Asheville  are  64  peaks 
6000  ft.  and  upward;  23  of  them  higher  than 
Mt.  Washington.  Mt.  Mitchell.  6,711  ft.,  "Mon- 
arch of  the  East."  is  the  highest  peak  east  of  the 
Mississippi.  The  finest  and  most  unique  tour- 
ist hotel  in  the  world  is  Grove  Park  Inn. 


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Population  35,000 


1920  —  28,504 


Asheville — "In  the  Land  of  the  Sky' 


SCENE  RY- 


Probably  nowhere  else  in  the  world,  and  certainly  nowhere  in  the  United  States 
is  there  such  an  extent  of  mountain  valleys,  rivers  and  brooks  in  one  given 
spot  as  there  is  around  Asheville,  included  in  what  is  known  as  Western  North 
Carolina.  Nature  was  lavish  in  her  wealth  in  this  respect  when  she  began  the 
creation  of  "The  Land  of  the  Sky."  Just  around  Asheville,  within  the  confines 
of  a  circular  area  one  hundred  miles  in  circumference,  there  are  some  moun- 
tain peaks  each  a  mile  high,  while  sixty-four  of  them  tower  6000  feet  into  the 
air,  while  Mt.  Mitchell,  King  of  them  all,  is  6,711  feet  in  altitude.  All  of  these 
peaks  are  within  easy  reach  of  Asheville.  Mt.  Mitchell  and  Mt.  Pisgah,  the  latter 
within  clear  view  of  the  city,  are  places  of  unusual  interest  to  the  tourists  who 
annually  throng  the  countryside  because  excellent  motor  roads  run  almost  to 
the  top  of  these  great  pinnacles  of  earth,  rock,  trees  and  flowers.  Sparkling 
streams  race  through  valleys  and  gorges,  tumbling  over  precipices  in  cascades 
and  lovely  falls  throughout  the  mountainous  country,  while  the  tree  foliage  has 
been  pronounced  the  most  varied  to  be  found  anywhere  in  this  hemisphere.  From 
the  sides  and  tops  of  the  mountains  one  views  the  magnificence  of  Nature  in 
all  her  most  glorious  moods,  ever  changing  vistas  presenting  themselves  to  the 
eye  wherever  one  may  chance  to  look. 

CLIMATE— 

Next  to  scenery,  the  climate  of  Asheville  and  surrounding  country  is  one  of  the 
greatest  attractions  to  thousands  of  visitors  who  come  to  the  mountains  for 
recreation,  and  also  to  other  thousands  who  come  once  and  remain  to  make  their 
homes  midst  the  enchanting  hills  and  valleys.  Scenery  and  climate,  together 
with  excellent  transportation  facilities,  make  this  country  a  natural  playground 
for  the  South,  the  East  and  the  Middle  West.  Asheville's  climate  is  unique 
in  its  distinctions  and  holds  high  favor  in  popular  estimation.  Its  southern 
latitude  tempers  the  rigors  of  winter,  and  because  of  its  high  altitude,  2,250 
feet  above  sea  level,  the  oppressive  summer  temperatures  of  the  lowlands  are 
unknown.  The  warmest  month  of  the  year  is  usually  July,  with  an  average 
temperature  of  71.7  degrees,  and  the  coldest  month,  February,  usually  has  a 
mean  temperature  of  38.1  degrees.  The  mean  temperature  of  the  winter  months 
varies  only  slightly  from  month  to  month,  and  one  of  the  most  cheerful  aspects 
of  the  winter  weather  is  that  when  cold  does  rule,  it  never  penetrates  like  the 
cold  dampness  of  the  lower  altitudes.  The  highest  mean  temperature  that  the 
weather  bureau  in  Asheville  has  ever  recorded  was  74.1  degrees  in  August, 
1906,  and  the  lowest  mean  temperature  was  28.8  degrees  in  January,  1918.  The 
rainfall  is  never  excessive  and  the  greater  part  of  the  year  is  full  of  sunshine. 
As  a  whole,  the  climate  is  pleasant  and  invigorating,  and  makes  Asheville  an  ideal 
all-year-round   resort. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  soil  of  Buncombe  County  holds  forth  great  opportunities  for  the  industrious 
farmer,  and  particularly  the  producer  of  garden  truck.  The  outlook  for  the 
fruit  grower  is  excellent  and  the  apple  industry  is  just  developing.  The  soil 
grows  corn,  Irish  potatoes,  wheat,  rye,  oats,  sorghum  cane,  cabbage  and  numer- 
ous vegetables  of  all  kinds. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Truly  Asheville  is  "the  City  of  Opportunity11  of  Western  North  Carolina,  because 
of  her  natural  advantages  of  climate  and  location.  Asheville  is  in  the  very  midst 
of  a  vast  region  of  undeveloped  water  power,  minerals,  forestry,  farm  lands, 
cattle  raising  and  dairying.  Asheville  is  annually  attracting  a  larger  number 
of  tourists,  many  of  whom  remain  permanently. 


Asheville  facts:  Summer  Normal  School,  third 
year,  1923,  had  over  1000  in  attendance.  The 
largest  Mica  products  manufacturing  plant  in 
America,  largest  furniture  factory  in  the 
South,  and  one  of  the  five  largest  white  quilt 
mills  in  America,  are  in  Asheville. 


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Beaufort 


Carteret  County 


Beaufort — "The  City  by  the  Sea" 


LOCATION- 


Beaufort  is  located  on  the  Southern  shore  of  Carteret  County  about  midway 
between  the  eastern  and  western  extremities  of  the  County.  Beaufort  is  nearer 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  than  any  town  or  city  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina,  having 
2500  or  more  inhabitants.  Carteret  County  is  hordercd  on  the  south  and  east 
by  numerous  sounds  which  are  separated  from  the  Atlantic  Ocean  by  narrow 
reefs  which  form  two  bays  on  the  Atlantic  side — Onslow  Bay  on  the  south,  and 
Raleigh  Bay  on  the  east.  Cape  Lookout  on  the  Atlantic  is  just  twelve  miles 
southeast  of  Beaufort.  Carteret  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Pamlico  Sound,  the 
Neuse  River,  Craven  County  and  Jones  County,  while  the  White  Oak  River 
forms  the  western  border.  Beaufort,  itself,  is  almost  completely  surrounded  by 
water.  It  is  on  a  peninsular  jutting  into  the  waters  of  Core  Sound  on  the  east, 
Beaufort  Harbor  on  the  south,  and  Newport  River  on  the  west.  On  the  north 
it  is  bounded  by  one  of  the  most  fertile  sections  of  farming  lands  in  the  whole 
State. 


PORT  CITY- 


Beaufort  is  one  of  the  best  located  Ports  of  the  State.  It  is  nearer  the  Atlantic 
Ocean  than  any  other  city  of  the  State  of  over  2.500  population.  It  is  directly 
opposite  Beaufort  Inlet,  less  than  a  mile  away.  Its  harbor,  thus  sheltered,  is 
within  easy  access  of  all  ships  plying  along  the  coast.  Cape  Lookout  lighthouse 
is  only  twelve  miles  south  of  the  city.  Beaufort  lies  in  34  degrees  north  latitude 
and  76  degrees  west  longitude.  It  is  in  the  extreme  eastern  part  of  North 
Carolina,  Elizabeth  City  and  Edenton  being  the  only  two  cities  in  North  Caro- 
lina of  over  2500  population  located  further  east. 


RAILWAYS- 


The  city  of  Beaufort  is  served  by  the  Norfolk-Southern  railway.  This  road 
runs  due  west  from  the  city,  across  the  Sound  to  Morehead  City  then  turns 
north  to  New  Bern,  38  miles  away.  The  main  line  from  Beaufort  runs  on 
through  Kinston  to  Goldsboro.  At  Goldsboro  direct  connection  is  made  with 
the  Southern  Railway  to  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  146  miles  from  Beaufort* 
and  to  Greensboro,  227  miles  away.  At  Goldsboro  connection  is  also  made  with 
the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  from  Wilmington  to  Wilson,  Richmond,  Washington 
and  points  North.  Washington  is  only  379  miles  from  Beaufort.  At  New  Bern 
connection  is  made  to  Norfolk,  208  miles  away,  over  the  Norfolk  Southern 
Railway,  and  to  Wilmington,  125  miles  south  over  the  New  Bern-Wilmington 
branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line.  Four  trains  daily,  two  in  each  direction, 
give  the  city  quick  connection  with  both  Northern  and  Southern  markets.  Fish 
and  other  seasonable  products  are  exported  quickly  and  safely  to  distribution 
points  and  markets. 


BOATS- 


Naturally,  a  county  bordering  on  so  much  water  carries  on  a  large  commerce 
by  means  of  boats.  Beaufort  has  thousands  of  dollars  invested  in  boats,  with  a 
number  of  freight,  passenger  and  mail  boats  running  regularly  between  the 
city  and  other  points  both  far  and  near.  Beaufort  is  the  Southern  terminal 
of  the   Boston-Beaufort   Inland  Waterway. 


FACTS— 


Beaufort  has  just  installed  a  sewer  and  water  system  which  covers  the  whole 
town.  It  has  paved  sidewalks  and  is  now  paving  the  principal  streets.  A  fine 
seawall  lies  in  front  of  the  town.  The  city  owns  her  own  water  and  electric 
plants.  Beaufort  has  good  public  schools  and  a  large  private  school.  Baptist, 
Congregational,  Methodist  and  Episcopal  churches  are  here.  Investigation  of 
Beaufort's  numerous  advantages  is  welcomed  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Beaufort's  fishing  industry  is  one  of  the  largest 
in  the  State.  Approximately  one  million  dol- 
lars is  invested  in  boats,  nets  and  factories. 
Lumber  is  also  one  of  the  big  industries  here. 


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Population  3,500 


1920  —  2,968 


Beaufort — "The  City  of  Gentle  Breezes" 

[IGHWAYS— 

State  Highway  No.  10  extends  over  600  miles  across  the  State  from  Murphy 
through  Asheville,  Hickory,  Statesville,  Salisbury,  High  Point,  Greensboro, 
Durham,  Raleigh,  Goklsboro,  Kinston,  New  Bern,  and  terminates  at  Beaufort. 
This  is  now  being  hardsurfaced.  In  addition,  county  roads  bring  all  parts  of  the 
County   into  connection  with   Beaufort. 


I 
HISTORY— 

Beaufort  is  the  County  Seat  of  Carteret  County  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  towns 
in  North  Carolina.  Carteret  County  was  originally  a  part  of  the  precinct  of 
Bath  which  was  one  of  the  divisions  of  territory  made  by  the  Lords  Proprietors 
soon  after  assuming  control  of  the  Carolinas  in  1763.  In  1722  Beaufort  was  made 
a  Port  of  Entry  and  was  incorporated  the  following  year  by  the  General 
Assembly.  The  first  white  settlers  were  French  Hugenots  in  1707  and  these 
were  followed  by  Swedes,  Germans,  English,  Scotch  and  Irish.  The  present 
population  is  composed  mostly  of  the  decendants  of  these  early  settlers.  The 
first  court  house  was  erected  in  172S  and  the  first  jail  in  1736.  The  court  house 
contains  many  interesting  records  of  the  early  days  of  this  community. 

-ISHERIES— 

^  The  fishing  industry  in  Beaufort  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  State  and  furnishes 
employment  to  hundreds  of  people  and  approximately  a  million  dollars  is  in- 
vested in  boats,  nets,  factories  and  other  equipment.  The  U.S.  Government 
maintains  an  experimental  station  and  laboratory  on  Pivers  Island  in  the  harbor. 

STDUSTRIES— 

The  lumber  industry  is  a  big  one  here  and  the  largest  mill  in  the  County  is 
located  on  the  outskirts  of  the  town.  Besides  the  saw  mills  there  is  a  barrel 
factory  which  supplies  barrels  to  the  potato  growers  and  also  makes  fish  boxes. 
There  is  also  a  knitting  mill,  an  ice  factory,  and  a  canning  factory  in  Beaufort. 
Opportunity  is  open  for  other  factories  here. 

I 
CLIMATE— 

| 

U  Beaufort    enjoys    a    remarkably    pleasant    climate,   characterized    by    mildness    in 

L  both  winter  and  summer.     This  noted  mildness  is  a  natural   result  from  the  in- 

j  fluences  surrounding  this  location.     It  is  nearer  the  Gulf  Stream  than  any  town 

|  in   North   Carolina,  being  only   about  fifty  miles   from  this   great  ocean   stream. 

Snow  is  a  rare  occurrence  here  and  there  is  but  little  frost.     Roses  and  flowers 

often  bloom  out  of  doors  in  January.     The  average  winter  temperature  is  47.5 

degrees;  summer  78.4  degrees. 

iOURISTS— 

The  tourists  who  visit  Beaufort  in  either  summer  or  winter  can  always  find  some- 
things interesting  to  do.  Trips  to  the  ocean  beaches,  to  Old  Fort  Macon,  Cape 
Lookout,  and  into  the  back  country  are  all  of  unusual  interest.  The  sportsman 
can  always  get  good  fishing  and  in  season  there  is  good  shooting.  Bear,  deer 
and  foxes  are  fairly  plentiful  and  there  is  an  abundance  of  duck,  goose  and 
brant  shooting  in  nearby  rivers  and  sounds.  There  are  several  good  hotels, 
restaurants  and  boarding  houses  which  cater  to  tourists. 

5 

3PPORTUNITY— 

H 

Beaufort  offers  excellent  opportunity  for  the  development  of  shipping  facilities, 
r  and  fishing  activities.     The  farmer  is  welcomed  to  the  rich  lands  of  the  county 

while  the  steadily  increasing  tourist  trade  offers  great  possibilities. 


Beaufort  offers  the  tourist  a  mild  climate  both 
winter  and  summer,  good  hotels,  excellent  fish- 
ing all  the  year,  bear,  deer,  fox  hunting,  an 
abundance  of  good  duck,  goose  and  brant 
shooting. 


Part  of  Business  District 


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Chronicle     Mills 


Belmont 

Gaston  County 


Belmont — "Largest  Town  in  East  Gaston' 


LOCATION 


Midway  between  Charlotte  and  Gastonia  on  "Manufacturers'  Avenue,"  is  situated 
the  thriving  town  of  Belmont.  Located  on  the  banks  of  the  Catawba  River,  this 
town  is  in  the  midst  of  the  great  electrical  power  development  of  the  Southern 
Power  Company  which  operates  enormous  power  plants  on  the  Catawba  River, 
both  above  and  below  Belmont.  Belmont  is  situated  in  the  eastern  edge  of 
Gaston  County  and  has  a  large  part  in  making  Gaston  County  the  fine  yarn] 
center  of  the  entire  South.  Gaston  County  itself  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  i 
Lincoln  County,  on  the  east  by  Mecklenburg  County,  on  the  south  by  York 
County,   South   Carolina,  and  on   the  west   by  Cleveland   County. 


RAIIAVAYS- 


Belmont  is  one  of  the  numerous  towns  of  Piedmont  North  Carolina  located  o: 
the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railwaj  from  Washington  t 
Atlanta.  Belmont  is  391  miles  from  Washington  and  25fi  miles  from  Atlanti 
By  rail  it  is  185  miles  southwest  of  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital.  Being  on  til 
main  line  of  the  Southern,  all  Northern  and  Southern  markets  are  easily  acces- 
sible for  either  passenger  or  freight.  In  addition  to  the  excellent  service  o 
the  Southern,  the  Piedmont  and  Northern  Railway  is  a  distinct  asset  to  th 
town.  This  electric  railway  maintains  a  line  from  Charlotte  to  Gastonia  an 
enters  Belmont  over  a  short  line  from  Belmont  Junction,  some  two  miles  awn 
This  railway  operates  24-  trains  a  day  in  and  out  of  Belmont,  making  direr 
connection  for  both  Charlotte  and  Gastonia,  Belmont  has  a  total  of  111  passenge 
trains  in  and  out  everv  twenty-four  hours. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Belmont  is  on  the  National  Highway  from  the  North  to  the  South,  and  the 
Wilmington-Charlotte-Asheville  Highway  which  is  now  heing  hard-surfaced  alt 
the  way  from  Wilmington  to  Asheville.  The  National  Highway  is  now  paved 
from  Kings  Mountain  on  the  south  to  Greensboro  on  the  north.  Belmont  hail 
long  enjoyed  concrete  roads  both  to  Charlotte  and  Gastonia,  so  with  this  add)~l 
tional  mileage  paved,  Belmont  has  easy  access  by  motor  to  all  parts  of  the  State. 
A    fine   dirt    road    runs   to    Mount    I  lolly. 


BUS  LINKS- 


Every  half  hour  during  the  day  there  is  at  least  one  motor  bus  passing  through 
Belmont.  There  are  two  lines  operating  between  Charlotte  and  Gastonia,  con- 
necting at  either  point  for  places  beyond.  A  through  line,  Charlotte  to  Spartan- 
burg, another  from  Charlotte  to  Asheville,  and  also  one  from  Charlotte  to  Shelby, 
all  pass  through   Belmont. 


RELIGION 


Several  denominations  maintain  strong,  well-equipped  churches  in  Belmont.  The 
Methodists  have  four,  the  Baptists  three,  the  Presbyterians  two,  and  the  Luther- 
ans one,  making  a  total  of  ten  churches  of  the  Protestant  faith.  Belmont  Abbey 
Cathedral  is  located  on  the  outskirts  of  the  town.  This  Cathedral  is  one  of, 
the  largest  arid  finest  in  the  entire  South.  Belmont's  religious  and  social  life 
is  centered  in   these  houses  of  worship. 


Belmont  has  the  largest  group  of  cotton  mills 
in  the  Count}/,  outside  the  County  Capital. 
Gaston  County  is  the  fine  yarn  center  of  the 
entire  South. 


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Population  5,000 


1920  —  2,941 


Belmont — "The  Cotton  Yarn  T 


own 


COTTON  MILLS— 

Twelve  of  the  seventeen  manufacturing  plants  of  Belmont  are  cotton  mills.  These 
12  plants  have  a  total  of  over  175,000  producing  spindles  divided  as  listed  below: 
The  Climax  Spinning  Co.,  21,760  spindles;  the  Stowe  Spinning  Co.,  21,760 
spindles;  the  Linford  Mills,  16,320  spindles;  the  Perfection  Mills,  16,300  spindles; 
the  National  Yarn  Mills,  15,000  spindles;  the  Acme  Mills,  13,300  spindles;  the 
Crescent  Mills,  13,056  spindles;  the  Sterling  Mills,  13,056  spindles;  the  Imperial 
Yarn  Mills,  13,000  spindles;  the  Majestic  Spinning  Co.,  12,716  spindles;  the 
Chronicle  Yarn  Mills,  10,000  spindles;  and  the  Eagle  Mills,  with  10,000  spindles, 
making  a  grand  total  of  176,268  spindles. 

OTHER  INDUSTRY— 

Other  industrial  plants  that  are  working  for  a  lugger  Belmont  include:  The 
Crowell  Roller  Mill,  the  Blue  Ribbon  Bakery,  the  Montbell  Ice  and  Fuel  Co., 
and  the  Belmont  Printing  Company,  while  one  of  the  most  important  is  the 
Continental  Brick  and  Tile  Co.  Belmont  is  pre-eminently  a  town  of  industry 
and  is  the  largest  in  the  county  with  the  exception  of  Gastonia,  the  County  Seat. 

FINANCES— 

The  Bank  of  Belmont  has  kept  pace  with  the  growth  of  the  town  since  its 
founding  in  1910.  Today  it  ranks  as  one  of  the  large  banks  of  the  County,  with 
$50,000  capital  stock,  surplus  of  $100,000  and  total  resources  of  over  $2,117,000.00. 
Connected  with  this  bank  is  the  Belmont  Building  and  Loan  Association  which 
has  rendered  a  real  service  to  Belmont  in  enabling  the  citizens  to  own  their  own 
homes. 

EDUCATION— 

Belmont  is  proud  of  her  well-equipped  school  system.  The  total  amount  now 
invested  in  schools  in  Belmont  is  $178,000.00.  The  Central  School  building  cost 
$75,000;  the  East  Belmont  School  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  $60,000,  while  the 
High  School  with  its  modern  equipment  cost  $35,000.  The  colored  school  for 
Belmont  is  valued  at  $8,000.  Belmont  sends  over  900  pupils  to  the  white  schools, 
with  about  300  in  the  colored  school.  To  teach  this  number  there  are  32  teachers 
for  white  children  and  five  for  colored. 

PRIVATE  SCHOOLS— 

Belmont  is  known  far  and  near  for  her  two  splendid  Catholic  institutions  of 
learning,  the  Belmont  Abbey  College  for  boys  and  the  Sacred  Heart  Academy 
for  girls.  St.  Leo's  School  for  small  boys  maintained  by  the  Sisters  of  Mercy  is 
also  located  here.  These  schools  are  well  equipped  and  situated  in  spacious 
grounds   in   the  suburbs  of  town. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Belmont  has  a  number  of  beautiful  residences.  These  are  made  more  attractive 
because  of  the  well  kept,  paved  streets  and  sidewalks  on  which  they  are  located. 
All  principal  streets  throughout  town  are  paved.  In  1920  the  population  was 
2,941  or  an  increase  of  153%  over  1910.  The  estimate  of  today's  population  is 
5,000  people. 


Belmont  has  twelve  of  the  one  hundred  cot- 
ton mills  of  Gaston  County.  These  mills 
operate  a  total  of  over  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  thousand  spindles. 


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Burlington 

Alamance  County 


Burlington — "The  City  Substantial" 


LOCATION- 


Burlington,  "the  city  substantial,"  is  located  in  the  very  heart  of  Alamance 
County.  The  county  is  bounded  by  Guilford,  Rockingham,  Caswell,  Orange, 
Chatham  and  Randolph  Counties.  Burlington  and  Alamance  County  are  lo- 
cated in  the  heart  of  the  Piedmont  Plateau  of  Virginia,  and  the  Carolinas  about 
equidistant  from  the  mountains  to  the  sea.  This  section  is  noted  for  its  climate, 
fertility  of  soil,  and  its  ideal  living  conditions. 


RAILWAYS— 


Burlington  is  served  by  the  Greensboro-Goldshoro  branch  of  the  Southern  Rail- 
way. Its  ten  passenger  trains  every  twenty-four  hours  give  the  city  excellent 
outlet  and  direct  connections  give  it  ready  access  to  all  leading  markets.  At 
Greensboro,  only  21  miles  west,  direct  connection  is  made  with  the  main  line 
of  the  Southern.  Fast  trains  over  this  double  tracked  trunk  line  place  Burlington 
within  17  hours  of  New  York,  10  hours  of  Washington,  and  11  hours  of  Atlanta. 
Burlington's  manufacturing  plants  and  shippers  are  furnished  excellent  freight 
and  express  service  to  all  the  leading  centers  of  both  the  North  and  South. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Burlington  is  on  several  State  routes  in  addition  to  having  excellent  highways 
which  radiate  to  all  parts  of  the  county.  Burlington  is  on  State  Highway  No.  10 
which  runs  from  Beaufor  to  Murphy,  about  (iOO  miles  across  the  State.  Burling- 
ton is  about  one-third  the  distance  from  Beaufort  to  Murphy.  Splendid  bus 
service  is  maintained  between  the  city  and  Greensboro,  and  also  between  Burling- 
ton and  Durham.  At  either  of  these  two  points  connections  are  made  with 
busses  to  various  points  farther  away. 

MANUFACTURING— 

Burlington  has  forty  cotton  and  hosiery  mills  and  eight  miscellaneous  plants, 
with  over  $8,000,000  invested  in  manufacturing.  24,000,000  yards  of  gingham 
and  8,000,000  pairs  of  hose  are  manufactured  annually.  To  the  prospective 
manufacturer  Burlington  offers  exceptional  opportunities.  The  city  has  a  plenti- 
ful supply  of  good  all-American  labor,  reasonable  rates  on  hydro-electric  power, 
and  numerous  other  attractive  features  which  appeal  to  employers  of  both  men 
and  women. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Dairy  products  and  poultry  are  important  factors  in  trade,  because  of  excellent 
market  facilities  at  Burlington.  The  city  has  three  tobacco  warehouses  and  two 
flour  mills.  Corn,  wheat,  tobacco,  dairy  and  poultry  products  are  the  principal 
ones  of  the  county.  The  annual  revenue  produced  from  agriculture  in  Alamance 
equals  that  produced  from  manufactured  products.  Thus,  agriculture  is  one 
of  the  chief  industries  of  the  county. 

FINANCE— 

Burlington's  financial  institutions  are  under  the  management  of  men  long  ex- 
perienced in  finance  and  developing,  ready  to  give  you  sound,  intelligent  advice. 
These  four  banks  have  resources  that  make  them  amply  able  to  care  for  the 
city's    needs.      Their   total    resources    are   over   $12,000,000. 

HOTELS— 

Burlington's  hotel  facilities  will  he  amply  increased  by  the  erection  of  a  new 
hotel  now  under  way.  Construction  of  this  handsome  new  §30,000.00  hotel  will 
add  much  needed  facilities  to  the  present  overcrowded  hotel  accommodations 
in  Burlington.  The  hotel  is  being  built  by  the  public  spirited  citizens  of  Bur- 
lington. 


Burlington  has  forty  cotton  and  hosiery  mills 
and  eight  miscellaneous  plants  with  over  ten 
millions  invested  i?i  manufacturing,  and  a 
weekly  payroll  of  eighty-five  thousand  dollars. 
Annual  output  is  24,000,000  yards  gingham 
and  8,000,000  pairs  of  hose. 


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Population  10,000 


1920  —  5,952 


Alamance — "The  Pioneer  Manufacturing  County" 


HOMES- 


Burlington  has  an  unusually  large  percentage  per  capita  home-ownership,  it 
being  about  70  per  cent,  and  the  pronounced  spirit  of  progress  and  prosperity 
that  is  being  displayed  in  the  building  of  new  homes  is  obvious  to  the  stranger 
immediately  upon  his  arrival  in  Burlington. 


EDUCATIOX- 


Schools  are  always  asked  about  by  parents  coming  to  a  new  town.  Burlington 
has  a  fine  system  of  schools,  well  equipped  and  with  faculties  trained  to  handle 
youth  in  a  competent  way.     Burlington  is  proud  of  her  school  system. 


RELIGION- 


Burlington  has  a  number  of  fine  churches,  all  the  leading  denominations  being 
represented  in  the  city.  They  are  practical  exponents  of  the  'great  precepts  of 
Christianity.  Their  buildings  reflect  not  only  the  general  prosperity  of  the 
city,  but  the  numerical  strength  of  their  congregation  as  well.  They  are  well 
attended  and  their  pulpits  filled  by  able  men. 


CIVIC- 


Burlington  is  a  city  with  vision.  It  has  fifteen  miles  of  paved  streets,  thirty 
miles  of  concrete  sidewalks,  twenty  miles  of  water  main,  and  a  modern  LaFrance 
motor-driven  fire  truck,  an  excellent  water  supply,  electric  light  and  sewerage 
systems — all  in  keeping  with  the  reputation  Burlington  has  as  a  live  and  mod- 
ern city. 

FACTS— 

Burlington,  however,  has  approximately  5000  people  living  in  the  suburbs,  mak- 
Burlington  has  a  population  of  8,861,  according  to  the  last  count.  Burlington, 
however,  has  approximately  8,000  people  living  in  the  suburbs,  making  a  total 
population  of  16,000.  The  elevation  is  850  feet  above  sea  level.  The  city  has 
a  modern  hospital.  Over  $280,000  was  spent  in  1922  for  municipal  improvements. 
One  daily  and  two  weekly  newspapers,  three  building  and  loan  associations, 
modern  co-operative  creamery,  weekly  industrial  payroll  of  about  $75,000.00, 
and  hydro-electric  power  at   low  cost,  are  assets  to  the  city. 

N.  C.  RAILROAD— 

Alamance  County  was  the  scene  of  the  first  meeting  held  in  North  Carolina  to 
discuss  the  construction  of  a  railroad.  The  idea  was  to  build  from  Morehead 
to  the  mountains  and  use  mules  for  motive  power.  When  the  State  in  1848 
decided  to  build  a  steam  line  from  Goldsboro  to  Charlotte  the  Whigs  favored 
it,  while  the  Democrats  opposed  it.  The  President  of  the  Senate,  a  Democrat, 
broke  the  tie  vote  in  that  body  by  voting  in  favor  of  it.  This  ruined  his  political 
career  but  opened  a  door  of  hope  to  the  Western  counties.  The  North  Caro- 
lina Railroad  shops  were  located  at   Burlington. 

HISTORICAL— 

Alamance  County  started  the  Revolutionary  War  and  the  first  battle  of  the 
war — The  Battle  of  Alamance  (May  16,  1771) — was  fought  there  and  not  at 
at  Lexington.  A  long  time  afterward  the  county  started  the  cotton  mill 
business  and  wove  the  first  colored  cotton  goods  made  south  of  the  Potomac 
River.     The  first  "dye  house"  for  coloring  cotton  yarns  was  built  in  this  county. 

CLIMATE— 

The  climate  of  Burlington  and  Alamance  is  even-tempered,  mild,  dry  and  health- 
ful— the  same  climate  that  has  made  the  Piedmont  area  so  famous. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Burlington  invites  the  inspection  by  others  of  her  splendid  opport unities  and 
advantages  to  the  manufacturer,  homeseeker  and  homebuilder. 


Alamance  County,  one  of  the  South' s  pioneer 
textile  centers,  combines  agriculture  and  in- 
dustry to  such  an  extent  that  it  is  estimated 
that  the  value  of  agricultural  products  equals 
the  value  of  those  manufactured,  amounting 
to  millions  annually. 


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Canton 


Haywood  County 


Canton — "The  Industrial  Town  of  Western  Carolina" 


LOCATION— 


Situated  in  this  almost  unmatched  mountain  region  of  the  South,  "The  Land  of 
the  Sky"  in  Western  North  Carolina,  is  Canton,  just  an  hour's  ride  from  Ashe- 
ville,  the  metropolis  of  this  western  mountain  area.  Nestling  snugly  between 
two  beautiful  mountain  ranges  in  the  valley  of  the  Pigeon  River  nenr  its  head 
waters,  Canton  enjoys  an  excellent  all-year  climate  and  many  natural  advantages 
that  assure  its  continual  industrial  development.  Canton  is  in  the  eastern  part 
of  Haywood  County,  11  miles  from  Waynesville  the  County  Seat.  Haywood 
County  is  bounded  by  Cocke  County,  Tennessee,  on  the  north;  by  Madison 
and  Buncombe  Counties  on  the  east,  by  Transylvania  County  on  the  South,  and 
by  Jackson  and   Swain  Counties  on  the  west. 


RAILWAYS- 


Canton  is  on  the  Murphy  branch  of  the  Southern  Railway,  18  miles  west  of 
Asheville  where  direct  connection  is  made  for  through  trains  to  New  York, 
"Washington,  Raleigh— the  State  Capital,  Goldsboro,  Charleston,  S.  C,  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  and  St.  Louis.  In  addition,  the  Tennessee  and  North  Carolina  Railway 
runs  from  West  Canton  to  Spenee,  N.  C,  17  miles  south. 


HIGHWAYS 
Canton 


is  located  on  State  Highway  No.  10,  which  runs  from  Murphy  on  the 
west,  and  extends  through  Asheville,  Salisbury,  Greensboro,  Durham,  Raleigh, 
Goldsboro,  and  on  east  to  the  Atlantic  Ocean  at" Beaufort.  At  Asheville  Highways 
Nos.  20  and  29  are  tapped.  No.  20  runs  from  Hot  Springs,  near  the  Tennessee 
line,  through  Asheville  to  Charlotte  and  Wilmington,  while  No.  2!)  runs  from 
the  Tennessee  line  through  Mars  Hill,  Asheville  and  Hendersonville  and  on  to 
the  South  Carolina  line  above  Greenville,  S.  C. 


TOURISTS- 


Every  year  thousands  of  tourists  pass  through  Canton.  Canton  is  in  the  midst 
of  the  tourist  resort  section  of  Western  Carolina.  Asheville  is  18  miles  east, 
while  the  Methodist  Summer  Assembly  Grounds  at  Lake  .lunaluska  are  only 
10  miles  west,  with  Waynesville  two  miles  beyond  the  latter.  A  splendid  bus 
service  of  luxurious  motor  busses  is  furnished  Canton,  either  to  Waynesville, 
Lake  .Tunaluska,  or  Asheville.  While  primarily  an  industrial  town,  Canton's 
tourist  business  is  a  distinct  asset  to  the  life  of  the  town.  Canton's  hotel,  the 
Imperial,  is  always  full  to  capacity.  Canton  is  annually  attracting  a  large 
number  of   tourists. 


INDUSTRY- 


Canton  is  primarily  an  industrial  town.  The  plant  of  the  Champion  Fibre  Com- 
pany located  here,  is  one  of  the  largest  paper  mills  in  the  entire  United  States. 
(Special  mention  is  made  of  this  plant  on  the  following  page.)  Other  industries 
are  being  attracted  to  Canton,  while  at  present  two  new  industries  deserve  men- 
tion. They  are  the  Crescent  Knitting  Mills,  and  the  Royal  Clothing  Manufac- 
turing Company.  A  very  popular  brand  of  overalls  sold  all  over  the  South,  is 
made  by  this  company. 


FINANCES— 


The  Bank  of  Canton  and  the  Champion  Bank  &  Trust  Company  are  great  factors 
in  the  business  life  of  the  city.  These  institutions  are  amply  able  to  care  for 
the  financial  needs  of  Canton. 


Canton  is  the  industrial  town  of  Western 
North  Carolina.  The  largest  Tannic  Acid 
plant  in  the  world  and  largest  paper  mill  in  the 
South  are  located  here. 


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Population  3,500 

1920  —  2,584 


Canton — "The  Paper  Town  of  the  South" 

PAPER   MANUFACTURING— 

Throughout  the  entire  South  there  is  no  plant  similar  to  that  of  the  Champion 
Fibre  Company  at  Canton.  In  the  extensive  plant  of  this  company  are  employed 
all  three  of  the  known  processes  for  making  paper.  They  are  the  soda,  the 
Sulphite,  and  the  sulphate.  Daily  this  plant  turns  out  375  tons  of  such  material 
and  also  a  variety  of  by-products  for  which  ready  distribution  is  assured  to  all 
parts  of  the  world.  Daily  more  than  37,000,000  gallons  of  water  are  consumed. 
It  is  thoroughly  filtered  to  remove  all  impurities.  Electrically  driven  pumps  are 
used  for  fire  protection  and  a  steady  pressure  is  insured  by  the  location  on 
a  nearby  hill  of  a  large  storage  basin.  More  than  600  tons  of  coal  are 
used  daily  and  all  exhaust  steam  is  utilized  in  the  evaporating  processes.  The 
Black  Diamond  Coal  mines  with  a  daily  output  of  1200  tons  are  operated  by 
the  company  at  Coal  Creek,  Tenn.  The  normal  supply  of  wood  on  hand  at  the 
plant  for  pulp  making  purposes  is  75,000  cords,  GO  to  75  carloads  arriving  daily. 
The  company  owns  and  controls  over  125,000  acres  of  timber  lands  in  Western 
North  Carolina,  60  per  cent  of  which  is  hardwood.  This  area  is  a  reserve  supply 
to  supplement  purchases  from  farmers  within  a  250-mile  radius  who  find  a  ready 
market  for  both  cord  wood  and  lumber  at  the  plant.  At  present  the  company 
operates  two  band  mills,  one  at  "Waynesville,  the  other  at  Smokemont,  with  daily 
capacity  of  75,000  feet.  Only  the  low  grade  woods  are  used  for  pulp  making, 
thus  enabling  the  company  to  sell  over  15,000,000  feet  of  high  grade  lumber  an- 
nually. In  order  to  cut,  mill  and  market  all  this  timber,  over  70  miles  of  railway 
are  owned  by  the  company,  and  several  miles  of  flumes.  Over  1000  men  are 
engaged  in  these  operations. 

PRODUCTS— 

Nothing  is  wasted  at  this  plant.  As  the  exhaust  steam  from  the  boilers  and 
engines  is  used  for  heating  and  evaporating,  even  the  wood  serves  a  double 
purpose.  The  largest  tannic-acid  plant  in  the  world  is  located  here,  over  500 
barrels  of  liquid  chestnut  wood  extract  being  produced  daily.  The  "spent"  wood 
is  then  used  for  pulp-making  purposes.  Pine  wood  furnishes  turpentine  before 
making  pulp.  "Ilindex,"  an  extract  for  use  in  cores  for  foundry  castings,  and 
for  dust  settling  on  roads  and  floors  is  made.  A  complete  electrolytic  plant 
produces  bleach  to  be  used  in  pulp  and  paper  making  and  renders  a  by-product 
of  10  tons  of  caustic  soda  daily,  which  is  distributed  to  textile  mills  operating 
bleacheries  in  this  Country.  A  paper  plant  with  50  tons  daily  capacity  produces 
kraft,  wrapping,  sulphite  bond,  book  and  fine  bristol  and  post  card  board  papers. 
About  one-sixth  of  the  pulp  made  at  Canton  is  made  into  paper  there. 
The  Company's  engineering  department  does  all  construction  work  at  Canton. 
Over  40  miles  of  railway  siding  serve  the  plant  at  Canton  which  has  its  own 
engines  and  cars.  Over  1500  men  are  engaged  in  the  operation  of  this  plant 
and  a  splendid  Y.  M.  C.  A.  is  provided  for  their  use.  A  new  school  building 
with  all  modern  equipment  is  a  recent  development.  Even  from  the  above  sketch, 
little  idea  of  the  enormity  of  this  plant  can  be  grasped,  for  it  ranks  as  one 
of  the  really  great  enterprises  of  America. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Canton  offers  the  manufacturer  many  natural  advantages  of  location,  climate 
and  labor,  and  new  industries  are  welcome.      Investigation   is   invited. 


Canton  is  the  home  of  the  Champion  Fibre 
Co.,  one  of  the  really  great  enterprises  of 
America,  employing  all  three  processes  of 
paper  making. 


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Charlotte — "The  Center  of  Southern  Activity" 

LOCATION— 

Charlotte  is  strategically  located  in  the  very  heart  of  the  two  Carolinas.  Sur- 
rounded by  pood  roads,  fine  farming  lands,  hundreds  of  manufacturing  plants, 
and  large  power  developments,  Charlotte  is  destined  to  become  the  leader  of 
the  South. 

RAILWAYS— 

The  Southern,  Seaboard  Air  Line,  Norfolk  Southern,  and  Piedmont  and  North- 
ern (Electric)  Railway  systems  serve  Charlotte.  Over  100  trains  enter  and 
leave  the  city  daily,  radiating  in  eight  directions.  Headquarters  of  "Lines  East" 
of  the  Southern  Railway  System  are  located  in  Charlotte.  A  new  office  build- 
ing is  being  erected  by  the  Southern  to  house  the  various  offices. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Hard-surfaced  roads  radiate  from  the  city  in  six  directions.  The  National 
Highway  crosses  the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Asheville  Highway  here.  Motor 
bus  lines  run  from  Charlotte  with  destinations  Greensboro,  Raleigh,  Asheville, 
Winston-Salem,  and  Columbia  and  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  Shorter  lines  run  to 
Concord,  Salisbury,   Monroe,  Gaston  ia,   Shelby,   Lincoln  ton   and   Statesville. 

HISTORY— 

The  outstanding  historical  event  in  Charlotte's  past  was  the  signing  of  the 
Mecklenburg  Declaration  of  Independence  on  the  City  Square,  May  20,  1775. 

TRADE  TERRITORY 

Within  50  miles  of  Charlotte  over  550,000  people  and  over  2,000,000  in  a  100-mile 


the    South,      Charlotte    is    the 
185   cotton   oil    mills   and    125 


radius  embrace  the  richest  trading  territory  m 
pivot  around  which  are  located  770  textile  mills 
furniture   factories, 

DISTRIBUTING  CENTER— 

That  Charlotte  is  the  commercial  and  distributing  center  of  the  Carolinas  is 
fully  demonstrated  by  the  fact  that  more  than  200  large  corporations  of  National 
reputation  handle  practically  their  entire  business  in  this  territory  through 
branch   plants,   offices   or    representatives    located    in   Charlotte. 

FOWEK— 

This  city  is  the  center  of  the  biggest  hydro-electric  development  in  the  United 
States — the  total  horsepower  developed  and  in  immediate  prospect  of  develop- 
ment being  nearly  600,000 — and  is  the  home  of  the  Southern  Power  Company, 
the  largest  hydro-electric  company  in  the  Country. 

TEXTILE  SUPPLIES— 

Charlotte  is  the  largest  center  in  the  South  for  textile  machinery  and  equip- 
ment, practically  all  the  large  companies  in  the  United  States  and  England  band- 
ling  their  entire  business  in  the  South -through  Charlotte  offices  and  plants.  In 
addition,  a  large  amount  of  machinery  and  equipment  for  textile  mills  is  manu- 
factured in  Charlotte. 

WIRE  CENTER— 

Charlotte  is  the  wire  center  of  the  Carolinas.  Headquarters  and  relay  offices 
in  this  city  handle  all  business  in  North  and  South  Carolina  for  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Company,  the  Postal  Telegraph  Company,  and  the  Southern 
Bell   Telephone   and    Telegraph   Company, 

BANKING— 

Charlotte  is  the  largest  banking  center  of  the  two  Carolinas,  having  14  bank 
and  trust  companies  with  total  deposits  of  $30,000,000  and  combined  resources 
of  $42,000,000.  Three  building  and  loan  associations  have  combined  resources 
of   over   $4,000,000. 

INSURANCE— 

The  Piedmont  Fire  Insurance  Co.,  of  Charlotte  writes  more  business  annually 
in  the  State,  and  has  the  largest  net  earned  surplus  of  any  North  Carolina  Fire 
Insurance  Company. 


Charlotte  is  the  center  of  the  largest  hydro- 
electric development  in  the  United  States,  the 
textile  center  of  the  South,  and  the  commercial 
and  distributing  center  of  the  two  Carolinas. 


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Population  62,000 

1920-46,338 


Charlotte — "The  Distributing  Center  of  Carolina' 


CITY  FACTS- 


Charlotte  has:  26  miles  of  paved  streets,  six  hotels  with  a  total  of  793  rooms, 
also  a  new  12-story  hotel  just  completed,  commission  form  of  Government, 
$1,000,000  annual  revenue  from  taxation,  100  miles  of  cement  sidewalks,  five 
libraries  with  over  25,000  volumes,  125  miles  of  domestic  and  storm  sewer, 
$1,500,000  water  works  system  with  daily  pumping  capacity  of  10,000,000  gal- 
Ions  and  reservoir  capacity  of  60,000,000  gallons.  Modern  motor  equipped  fire 
department  with  three  stations;  elaborate  "white  way-"  system,  a  very  efficient 
street  railway  system  with  37.4  miles  of  track.  5000  cars  pass  Independence 
Square   daily.      Six   hospitals    and   sanatoriums.      Complete    Health   Department. 

EDUCATION— 

Charlotte  has  21  public  school  buildings,  10,569  pupils  and  261  teachers.  Insti- 
tutions of  higher  learning  include  Queens  College  (for  young  ladies),  Boird's 
School  for  Boys,  Charlotte  University  School  (for  boys),  O'Donoghue  Hall 
(parochial  school),  Brown's  Business  College,  King's  Business  College,  Southern 
Industrial  Institute,  and  Biddle  University  (colored). 

THE  CENTER— 

Charlotte  is  one  of  the  largest  distributing  points  in  the  South  for  automobiles 
and  accessories.  One  of  the  largest  automobile  tire  manufacturing  plants  in 
the  South  is  that  of  the  McClaren  Rubber  Company  at  Charlotte.  The  annual 
output  is  valued  at  over  $3,500,000.  Charlotte  is  the  Southern  Market  for  dye- 
stuffs — laboratories  and  offices  being  maintained  here  by  the  leading  dye  cor- 
porations of  America.  The  city  has  the  largest  millinery  jobbing  and  import- 
ing house  in  the  Carolines,  Brockman's  Book  Store  is  one  of  the  largest  in 
the  two  Carolinas  and  conducts  a  large  mail  order  business.  Charlotte  is  one  of 
the  South's  most  important  distributing  centers  for  motion  picture  films,  the 
annual  businesss  exceeding  $2,600,000.  Charlotte  is  the  home  of  Efird's  Depart- 
ment Stores,  one  of  the  largest  chain  store  groups  in  the  South.  Belk's  head 
store  is  also  here. 

MANUFACTURING— 

Charlotte  has  annual  payrolls  of  over  $12,000,000  from  the  200  widely  diversi- 
fied manufacturing  and  industrial  plants.  Charlotte  has  three  large  cotton  oil 
companies  operating  eleven  mills  with  an  annual  output  of  $10,000,000.  The 
Interstate  Milling  Company  is  the  largest  flour  mill  in  the  State,  with  a  daily 
output  of  1000  barrels.  The  Charlotte  Wagon  and  Auto  Company  is  the  largest 
and  best  equipped  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  commercial  truck  bodies,  paint- 
ing and  repairing  in  the  South.  The  largest  monumental  plant  in  the  two  States 
is  the  Charlotte  Marble  and  Granite  works.  The  Southern  Asbestos  Company 
is  one  of  the  two  largest  asbestos  manufacturing  plants  in  the  South.  The 
Southern  Engineering  Company  has  a  large  plant  for  the  fabrication  of  steel 
for  steel  frame  buildings  and  bridges.  The  Charlotte  Manufacturing  Company 
manufactures  card  clothing  and  reeds  and  is  the  only  plant  in  the  South  mak- 
ing card  clothing.  The  Textile  Supply  Company  carries  a  full  line  of  every- 
thing in  mill  and  factory  supplies  and  was  incorporated  in  1898. 

FORD  PLANT— 

For  years  a  branch  of  the  Ford  Motor  Company  located  here  has  handled  all 
the  business  for  North  and  South  Carolina  and  a  part  of  Virginia,  while  recently 
Ford  has  purchased  75  acres  in  Charlotte  to  build  a  $2,000,000  assembling  plant 
with  a  daily  capacity  of  400  Ford  cars. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

This  city  and  territory  offers  unbounded  opportunity  in  manufacturing,  agri- 
culture and  mining.  Equal  opportunities  are  offered  to  mercantile  establish- 
ments, insurance  companies,  distributors  and  business   interests  of   every  kind. 


Charlotte  is  the  center  of  the  most  rapidly  de- 
veloping area  in  the  world.  25  years  ago  there 
•were  150  mills  in  a  1 00  -mile  radius.  Today 
there  are  750  with  over  10,000,000  spindles. 


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Concord 


Cabarrus  County 


Concord — "The  Capital  of  Cabarrus." 

LOCATION— 

Concord,  the  metropolis  and  County  Seat  of  Cabarrus  County,  is  a  hive  of 
industry  located  in  the  midst  of  a  rich  agricultural  country.  Concord  is  in  the 
very  heart  of  the  county  and  is  the  market  center  of  the  country.  Cabarrus 
County  was  formed  from  Mecklenburg;  in  1792  and  is  bordered  by  Iredell  and 
Rowan  Counties  on  the  north,  Stanly  County  on  the  east  and  Mecklenburg  County 
on  the  south  and  west.  Cabarrus  County  is  in  the  midst  of  the  famous  Piedmont 
Plateau  of  rich  farm  lands. 

RAILWAYS— 

Concord  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  which  is  double-tracked 
from  Washington  to  Atlanta.  It  is  359  miles  south  of  Washington  and  289 
miles  north  of  Atlanta.  The  County  is  also  traversed  by  the  Norfolk  Southern 
Railway  running  from  Norfolk  through  Raleigh  to  Charlotte.  The  State  Capital 
is  about  140  miles  northeast.  These  railroads  give  the  city  and  county  excellent 
passenger,  express  and  freight  service  to  all  leading  markets  of  both   the   nnrth 


and   the   south. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Concord  is  the  huh  of  a  splendid  system  of  county  highways  and  also  has  three 
branches  of  the  State  Highway  System  radiating  to  Albemarle,  Charlotte  and 
Greensboro.  In  the  county  there  are  20  miles  of  asphalt  road,  50  miles  of  gravel, 
500  miles  of  graded  road,  35  miles  of  state  highway  and  20  miles  of  national 
highway. 


BUS  LINES- 


Concord's  splendid  highway  connections  have  been  instrumental  in  giving  the 
city  excellent  motor  bus  transportation  to  a  number  of  nearby  points,  direct 
service  being  maintained  to  Greensboro,  Salisbury,  Kannapolis,  Charlotte  and 
Albemarle. 

COUNTY— 

There  are  35,000  people  in  Cabarrus  County.  Cabarrus  has  a  $100,000  county 
home,  $50,000  jail,  a  $200,000  court  house,  and  a  $0.95  per  100  tax  rate  on 
property  valued  at  $10,000,000.  Cabarrus  has  a  County  Highway  Commission, 
full-time  physician,  bovine  inspector,  home  demonstrator,  county  nurse,  welfare 
officer,  juvenile  judge,  public  library,  ten  girls'  clubs  with  215  members,  and 
six  community  clubs  with   750  members. 

CITY   FACTS— 

Concord  also  has  a  Merchants  Association,  Merchants  and  Manufacturers  Club, 
Country  Club  with  golf  course,  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  a  live  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce,  and  a  Rotary  Club  and  Kiwanis  Club,  as  well  as  an  Elks  Club 
and  branches  of  leading  fraternal  orders.  Concord's  tax  rate  is  $1.24  per  $100 
on  property  valued  for  taxation  at  $12,000,000.00.  Concord  has  a  $100,000  City 
Hall,  electric  plant,  water  system,  street  car  line,  telephone  system,  gas  plant 
and  fire  department.  Concord  also  has  a  new  creamery  and  a  new  $50,000.00 
theatre  and  has  one  of  the  largest  county  fairs  in  the  state. 

BANKING— 

Concord's  three  banks  have  a  combined  capital  stock  of  $600,000.00,  surplus  and 


profits      of 
$5,869,985.38. 


5245,000.00,     deposits     of     $4,705,813.50,    and     total      resources     of 


RELIGION— 

The  following  denominations  maintain  churches  here:  Baptist,  Methodist,  Pres- 
byterian, Lutheran,  Episcopal,  German  Reform,  Associate  Reformed,  Methodist 
Protestant    and   Catholic. 

NEWSPAPERS— 

The  County  has  six  newspapers.  One  daily,  one  semi-weekly  and  four  weekly 
papers  cover  the  city  and  county  with  local  and  world  news. 


Cabarrus  County  has  20  cotton  mills  whose 
yearly  output  is  valued  at  thirty  million  dollars. 
Cabarrus  farms  produce  cotton,  wheat,  oats, 
hay,  potatoes,  fruits,  poultry  and  live  stock. 


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Population  12,000 


1920  —  9,903 


Concord — "In  the  Heart  of  Industry  and  Agriculture" 

INDUSTRIES— 

Concord  has  17  manufacturing  plants,  while  the  county  has  over  60  plants.  In 
the  city  and  county  there  are  20  cotton  mills.  These  employ  7,000  wage  earners 
earning  $5,000,000.00  a  year.  The  cost  of  materials  is  $20*000,000.00,  while  the 
value  of  manufactured  products  is  $30,000,000.00.  These  mills  consume  25,000 
horsepower.  Other  industries  include  an  oil  mill,  hleacheries,  ice  plants,  lumber 
plants,  brick  plant,  roller  mills,  a  foundry,  gas  plants,  candy  factories,  a  mattress 
factory,  felt  shoe  factory,  toy  factory,  2  hosiery  mills,  a  chair  factory,  and 
Southern   Power   Company. 

MILL  PRODUCTS— 

Cabarrus  mills  produce  towels,  ginghams,  madras,  yarns,  tire  fabrics,  sheeting, 
hosiery,  prints  and  similar  lines.  These  products  are  produced  by  some  twenty 
cotton  mills  and  are  valued  at  over  $30,000,000.00  annually.  Other  manufactured 
products  of  the  county  include  cotton  seed  oil  and  its  by-products,  ice,  brick, 
lumber  and  builders  supplies,  candy,  flour,  feed,  gas  and  iron  goods  and  several 
other  minor  products. 

EDUCATION— 

The  city  and  county  together  employ  225  teachers  with  a  total  enrollment  of 
9,084,  including  both  white  and  colored  pupils.  The  eity  has  just  completed 
a  new  High  School  building  at  a  cost  of  $225,000.00  and  a  new  $35,000.00  colored 
school.  In  addition  to  graded  and  high  schools  there  are  five  institutions  of 
higher  learning  in  the  county.  These  are  Stonewall  Jackson  Training  School  for 
Boys  (State  Institution),  Sunderland  Hall  School,  Mt.  Amoena  Seminary  for 
Girls,  Collegiate  Institute  for  Boys,  all  for  white  pupils  and  Scotia  College  for 
colored  women. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Cabarrus  County  is  primarily  a  center  of  agriculture,  being  in  the  midst  of  the 
famous  Piedmont  Plateau,  noted  for  its  fine  farm  lands  and  excellent  crops. 
Cabarrus  lands  raise  cotton,  wheat,  oats,  potatoes,  apples,  peaches,  hay  and 
vegetables.  Cabarrus  potatoes  are  unusually  large  and  fine  and  the  county  is 
one  of  the  leaders  in  the  production  of  this  commodity.  Poultry  and  live  stock 
are  raised  throughout  the  count}'. 

KANNAPOLIS— 

Kannapolis  is  one  of  the  unique  communities  of  Cabarrus  County,  and  in  fact, 
of  the  state.  It  is  the  home  of  the  Cannon  Manufacturing  Company  who  operate 
the  largest  towel  mills  in  the  whole  world.  But  this  is  not  its  only  disinction. 
The  town  of  Kannapolis  built  around  the  Cannon  Mills  and  largely  controlled 
by  the  mill  company  itself,  lays  claim  to  the  distinction  of  being  the  largest  un- 
incorporated city  in  the  world.  It  has  a  population  of  7000  (1920).  (Editors 
note — A  special  article  on  Kannapolis  will  be  found  on  page  138.) 

HOTEL— 

Concord  has  a  commercial  hotel  at  present,  but  seeing  the  need  for  a  larger  and 
more  modern  hostelry,  a  new  eight-story  fire-proof  hotel  is  now  planned. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

From  the  foregoing  sketch  of  the  past  and  present  accomplishments  of  agricul- 
ture and  industry  in  the  city  and  county,  some  small  idea  of  the  greater  possi- 
bilities along  these  lines  may  be  gained.     Write  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


The  largest  towel  mills  in  the  world  are  located 
in  CabaiTus  County  at  Kaymapolis.  This  city 
with  7000  people,  lays  claim  to  being  the  largest 
unincorporated  city  in  the  world. 


Post  Office 


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Dunn 


Harnett  County 


Dunn — "The  Best  Town  Under  the  Sim.' 


LOCATION- 


Dunn  is  situated  in  the  extreme  eastern  point  of  Harnett  County.  Harnett 
County  itself  is  bordered  by  Wake  County  on  the  north,  Johnston  County  on  the 
east,  Cumberland  and  Hoke  Counties  on  the  south,  and  Moore,  Lee  and  Chatham 
Counties  on  the  west.  Dunn  is  the  largest  town  in  the  county,  having  about 
3000  people  within  her  limits. 


RAILWAYS— 


Dunn  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway,  lfll  miles  south 
of  Richmond  and  480  miles  north  of  Jacksonville.  It  is  22  miles  from  Fayette- 
ville  and  53  miles  south  of  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital.  Dunn  is  the  southern 
terminus  of  the  Durham  and  Southern  running  from  Durham  through  Varina 
to  Dunn.  Harnett  County  is  also  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway, 
the  Atlantic  and  Western  Railway,  and  another  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line.  The  Norfolk  Southern  runs  from  the  main  line  at  Varina  through 
Lillington  to  Fayetteville,  while  the  Atlantic  and  Western  connects  Lillington, 
the  County  Seat,  with  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  at  Sanford.  The  Wil- 
mington-Fayetteville-Sanford  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  line  crosses  the 
western  part  of  the  county.  These  roads,  through  their  connections,  give  outlet 
for  county  products  to  all  leading  Northern  and  Southern  markets. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Dunn  is  well  served  by  State  Highways,  being  the  crossing  point  of  Nos.  22 
and  GO.  No.  22  runs  from  Wilson  to  Fayetteville,  while  No.  GO  runs  from  the 
Tennessee  line  near  Boone,  through  Winston-Salem,  Greensboro,  Sanford,  Dunn, 
and  on  to  Wilmington.  Highway  No.  21  from  Raleigh  crosses  No.  GO  at 
Lillington  and  extends  South  through  Fayetteville  and  Lumberton  to  the  South 
Carolina  line. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Dunn  farmers  raise  a  large  variety  of  crops,  including  cotton,  tobacco,  wheat, 
oats,  corn,  bay,  apples,  peaches,  watermelons,  cantaloupes,  sweet  potatoes  and 
truck.  Poultry,  hogs  and  live  stock  are  raised  all  over  the  County.  Dunn 
farmers  annually  sell  .50,000  bales  of  cotton,  2,000,000  pounds  of  tobacco,  thou- 
sands of  bushels  of  sweet  potatoes,  wheat,  oats  and  corn.  Thousands  of  tons 
of  cotton  seed,  carloads  of  green  corn,  watermelons  and  cantaloupes,  great 
quantities  of  apples,  peaches,  huckleberries,  strawberries,  dewberries  and  other 
small  fruits,  thousands  of  pounds  of  fresh  and  cured  pork  and  hams,  many  pedi- 
greed bogs  for  breeding  purposes,  pure  bred  poultry,  thousands  of  crates  of 
eggs,  dairy  products,  truck  of  every  description,  peas  and  peavine  hay  and  a 
list  of  other  commodities  are  shipped  every  year  from  Dunn. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Dunn  has  artesian  water  pumped  to  all  homes,  complete  sanitary  sewerage 
system,  ample  hydro-electric  power,  five  miles  of  asphalt  paving,  a  motion-picture 
theatre  and  a  modern  theatre  entering  to  road  attractions,  a  public  library, 
children's  playground,  two  public  park  sites,  two  bathing  pavilions,  a  Chamber 
of  Commerce,  a  thirty-piece  concert  band,  and  a  $60,000  agricultural  fair  plant. 


While  Dunn  depends  primarily  on  agriculture 
for  her  prosperity,  her  17  manufacturing 
plants  greatly  add  to  the  wealth  and  resources 
of  the  community. 


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Population  5,000 


1920-2,805 


Dunn — "In  the  Pine  Belt  of  North  Carolina!' 

INDUSTRIES— 

Dunn  has  a  total  of  17  manufacturing  plants,  among  which  are:  a  farm  imple- 
ment factory,  a  furniture  factory,  two  large  lumber  mills,  one  hosiery  mill,  a 
cotton  seed  oil  mill,  two  machine  shops,  a  railroad  repair  shop,  three  monumental 
plants,  a  cornice  factory,  two  metal  working  plants,  an  ice  factory,  two  ice 
cream  factories,  a  house  furnishings  factory  and  a  cotton  mill  with  40,000  spindles. 

BUSINESS  HOUSES— 

Dunn  also  has  a  bakery,  one  newspaper,  one  printing  plant,  seven  garages,  two 
automobile  paint  and  trimming  plants,  three  wholesale  gasoline  and  motor  oil 
distributors,  two  plumbing  concerns,  two  electrical  contractors,  one  steam  and 
one  hand  laundry,  two  beverage  bottling  plants,  five  farm  stock  dealers,  fourteen 
dry  goods  and  clothing  stores,  and  thirty-seven  retail  grocers.  Dunn  is  the  trade 
center  for  35,000  people. 

BANKING— 

Dunn  has  two  banks  and  a  Building  and  Loan  Association.  The  First  National 
Bank  has  a  capital  of  $50,000.00  with  deposits  of  three-quarters  of  a  million 
dollars,  and  resources  of  $900,000.00  The  Commercial  Bank  has  a  capital  stock 
of  $30,000.00  with  deposits  of  a  half  a  million  dollars.  The  Building  and  Loan 
Association  has  over  3500  shares  now  in  force  and  has  constructed  35  homes  since 
its  organization  in   1922. 

RELIGION— 

Dunn  has  seven  churches  for  white  people.  The  denominations  represented  in- 
clude the  Baptist,  Methodist,  Presbyterian,  Disciples  of  Christ,  Free  Will  Baptist, 
Primitive  Baptist,  and  Catholic.  There  are  also  six  churches  for  colored 
Christians. 

EDUCATION— 

Hand  in  hand  with  the  growth  of  Dunn  came  the  increase  in  interest  in  edu- 
cation and  provision  for  the  training  of  the  children  of  Dunn.  Today  Dunn 
has  three  fire-proof  modern  school  buildings  for  white  children.  A  large  chil- 
dren's playground  is  a  distinct  asset  to  the  recreation  of  Dunn's  youth. 

1   SPORTS— 

The  forests  and  streams  around  Dunn  abound  in  fish  and  game,  offering  much 
pleasure  to  the  sportsman.  Fox,  racoon,  o'possum  and  quail  inhabit  the  forests 
around  Dunn,  making  Dunn  the  mecca  of  many  huntsmen. 

(  COTTON   MARKET— 

Dunn  ranks  as  the  largest  cotton  market  of  the  state.  The  Dunn  market  covers 
two  city  blocks  and  handled  150,000  bales  between  1917  and  1922  inclusive,  or 
25,000  bales  a  year.  A  fire-proof  cotton  warehouse  is  located  here  with  a 
capacity  of  12,000  bales.  A  large  ginnery  is  operated  here,  which  is  one  of  the 
most  complete   in  the   state. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Dunn  offers  the  manufacturer  ample  hydro-electric  power,  fire  protection,  low 
insurance  rates,  raw  materials  for  cotton,  cotton  seed  oil,  tobacco,  furniture, 
wood  working,  lumber,  brick,  vegetable  canning  and  other  factories.  Dunn  has 
experienced  labor  for  textile,  furniture  and  wood  working  plants.  The  Dunn 
Chamber  of   Commerce  welcomes  inquiry. 


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Durham 


Durham  County 


Durham — "Second  Largest  Industrial  City  in  N,  C" 

LOCATION— 

Durham  is  situated  in  the  south  central  part  of  Durham  County  and  is  bounded 
by  Person  County  on  the  north,  Granville  and  Wake  Counties  on  the  east, 
Chatham  County  on  the  south,  and  Orange  County  on  the  west.  Durham  is  only 
2u'  miles  northwest  of  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital.  The  Comity  was  established 
in  1881.  Durham  has  an  elevation  of  406  feet  above  sea  level  and  an  area  of 
3.87  square  miles.     The  city  was  incorporated  April  10,  18G9. 

CLIMATE— 

Durham,  being  located  on  the  edge  of  the  Piedmont  Plateau,  is  favored  by  a 
good  mild  climate  at  all  seasons.  With  an  annual  mean  summer  temperature 
of  71.3  degrees,  and  a  winter  mean  temperature  of  48,  extremes  are  avoided  at 
all  times.  Durham's  days  are  62  per  cent  sunshine  with  17.19  inches  annual 
rainfall.     The  annual  snowfall  is  10  inches,  with  prevailing  westerly  winds. 

RAILROADS— 

Durham  has  five  lines  of  railroad  branching  in  seven  directions.  They  are:  the 
Southern  Railway.  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway,  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Rail- 
way, the  Durham  and  Southern,  and  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway.  Two 
lines  of  the  Southern  serve  the  city,  one  being  the  Grcensboro-Goldsboro  branch, 
and  the  other  connecting  at  Keysvillc,  Ya.,  with  the  Danville-Richmond  line. 
These  connections  with  four  of  the  South's  large  railway  systems  give  the  city 
excellent  freight  connection  with  all  leading  markets. 

HEALTH— 

Durham's  health  department  of  13  employes  zealously  guards  the  health  of  the 
City,  in  1922  the  death  rate  was  only  10  to  1000  white  people,  while  the  birlh 
rate  was  30.7.  Watts  Hospital  (white),  one  of  the  finest  hospitals  in  the  South, 
is  valued  at  $1,250,000,  with  102  beds  and  17  physicians  and  48  nurses.  Lincoln 
Hospital  (colored),  is  valued  at  $150,000  and  has  100  beds,  8  physicians  and 
21  nurses. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Durham  is  well  served  by  State  Highways,  being  on  Nos.  75,  10  and  13,  giving 
outlets  in  five  directions.  Both  the  National  and  Central  Highways  pass  through 
the  city.  These  are  the  principal  routes  North  to  South  and  Bast  to  West,  re- 
spectively. The  Greensboro-Raleigh  Highway  is  already  hard-surfaced,  while 
the  National  Highway  is  in  process  of  being  paved, 

BUS  LINES— 

An  important  method  of  transportation  in  North  Carolina  is  by  Motor  Bus,  and 
Durham  is  greatly  favored  in  this  respect,  having  through  service  to  Raleigh, 
Greensboro,  Henderson  and  Oxford,  Roxboro,  Pittsboro  and  Asheboro,  Chapel 
Hill.  Siler  City  and  Danville,  Ya. 

GOVERNMENT— 

Durham  has  had  the  Council-Manager  plan  of  government  since  May,  1921  and 
is  well  governed.  Among  the  things  of  which  the  city  is  justly  proud  is  the  well 
equipped  fire  department  with  four  stations  and  first-class  fire  insurance  rating. 
Durham  spends  hundrdes  of  thousands  of  dollars  a  year  on  her  streets  and  is  a 
well  paved  city.  There  are  over  60  miles  of  sewer.  Property  valuation  is 
$58.005,34.2,  with  a  tax  rate  of  $1.05  on  the  $100.    The  County  tax  rate  is  92  cents. 


Durham  is  the  home  of  Bull  Durham  and 
Dukes  Mixture  smoking  tobacco,  Piedmont, 
1  \\,  Chester  field,  Sovereign  and  Sweet  Caporal 
Cigarettes,  and  25  other  products. 


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Population  35,000 


1920  —  21,719 


Durham — "The  Educational  Center" 


gOPULATION- 


The  census  of  1920  gave  Durham  21,719,  but  by  including  certain  adjoining 
sections  which  should  be  now  a  part  of  the  city,  the  population  of  greater 
Durham  is  conservatively  estimated  at  35,000.  It  is  proposed  to  include  this 
area  in  the  city  limits.  Only  .09  per  cent  of  the  population  are  foreign-born 
whites,  while  63.9  per  cent  are  native  whites  with  35.2  per  cent  colored. 


I  INDUSTRIES- 


Durham  ranks  as  the  second  largest  industrial  city  of  the  State,  her  output  in 
manufactured  products  being  valued  at  more  than  £80,000,000  annually.  The 
Liggett-Myers  Tobacco  Company  and  the  American  Tobacco  Company  have 
produced  such  well  known  brands  as  Duke's  Mixture  and  Bull  Durham  smok- 
ing tobaccos,  and  Piedmont,  "111"  (one  eleven),  Chesterfield,  Sovereign  and  Sweet 
Caporal  Cigarettes.  It  is  also  the  home  of  the  Durham  Hosiery  Mills,  the  largest 
manufacturers  of  hosiery  in  the  world,  and  the  Golden  Belt  Manufacturing 
Company,  largest  small  bag  manufacturers  in  the  world.  Other  Durham  products 
include  Erwin  and  White  Star  sheetings  and  pillow  cases,  Glasgow  Zephyrs 
ginghams,  chambrays  and  cheviots,  Virginia-Carolina  fertilizers,  Occoneechee, 
Peerless  and  Climax  flours,  silk  shirtings  and  sports  goods,  blank  books,  castings, 
cigars,  harness,  ice,  mattresses,  brick,  overalls,  wagons,  building  materials, 
bread,  and  proprietary  medicines. 


i  BANKING- 


Durham  has  nine  banks  with  combined  capital  and  surplus  of  $2,709,000  with 
annual  clearances  of  over  $78,000,000.00,  or  $6,500,000  a  month.  The  Fidelity 
is  one  of  Durham's  largest  banks,  while  the  First  National  Trust  Co.  has  recently 
erected  a  new  home  to  handle  their  growing  business. 


HOTELS- 


The  Malbourne  Hotel  is  Durham's  popular  commercial  hotel.     Durham  als 
the  Lochmoor  Hotel  and  a  new  million-dollar  hotel  project  under  way. 


EDUCATION- 


Durham's  public  school  system  is  the  equal  of  any  in  the  State.  The  Durham 
School  of  Music  and  the  Southern  Conservatory  of  Music  are  valued  assets, 
while  the  Durham  Business  School  is  a  fully  accredited  class  "A"  institution. 
Trinity  College,  a  Methodist  co-ordinate  college  for  men  and  women,  has  a 
$4,500,000  plant  and  endowment  with  an  enrollment  of  930.  The  University 
of  North  Carolina  located  at  Chapel  Hill,  twelve  miles  from  Durham,  has  an 
enrollment  of  over  2000.  The  National  Training  School  (colored),  has  an  en- 
rollment of  over  225  pupils. 


RETAIL— 


One  of  the  city's  representative  retail  establishments  is  the  Holland  Bros. 
Furniture  Company  located  in  the  heart  of  the  city.  The  Durham  Public  Service 
Company   furnishes   efficient   electric   and   street  car  service   for  the   city. 

INSURANCE— 

The  North  Carolina  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  is  the  largest  colored 
insurance  company  in  the  world.  This  Company  owns  its  own  modern  office 
building  and  is  a  credit  to  the  race,  as  well  as  to  the  city. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

On  account  of  nearness  to  source  of  raw  materials,  cheap  electric  power  and 
transportation  facilities,  Durham  offers  excellent  opportunities  for  the  location 
of  industries.     Write  the  Durham  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Durham  is  the  home  of  the  largest  hosiery  mills 
in  the  world,  the  largest  small  bag  manufac- 
turers in  the  world,  and  the  largest  colored  life 
insurance  compa?iy  in  the  world. 


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Edenton 


Chowan  County 


Edenton — "The  City  of  a  Million  Diamonds'' 

LOCATION— 

Ex-Governor  Bickett  once  called  Edenton  "the  City  of  a  Million  Diamonds," 
and  Edenton  is  just  that.  Situated  on  the  very  shore  of  the  Albemarle  Sound, 
the  sunlight  sparkles  by  day  upon  ever-tossing  waves  like  myriads  of  little 
diamonds;  while  by  night  the  moon  gives  a  new  lustre  to  the  radiant  wave  drops. 
Edenton  is  located  on  the  Southern  border  of  Chowan  County  on  Edenton  Bay 
which  is  a  part  of  the  Albemarle  Sound.  Chowan  County  is  bordered  on  the 
south  by  Albemarle  Sound  and  Edenton  Bay,  on  the  west  by  the  Chowan  River, 
on  the  north  by  Gates  County,  and  on  the  east  by  Perquimans  County,  It  is 
in  the  extreme  eastern  end  of  North  Carolina,  near  the  Virginia  line. 

RAILWAYS— 

Edenton  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Norfolk  Southern  from  Norfolk  to  Raleigh, 
the  State  Capital,  and  Charlotte.  It  is  82  miles  south  of  Norfolk  and  161  miles 
northeast  of  Raleigh.  It  is  also  the  southern  terminus  of  the  Edenton-Suffolk 
branch  of  the  Norfolk  Southern.  Suffolk  is  50  miles  north  and  connection  is 
made  here  for  Richmond  and  the  West.  At  Norfolk  connection  is  made  for 
the  North.  Connections  to  different  parts  of  the  south  arc  made  at  Wilson, 
Raleigh  and  Charlotte.  Just  south  of  Edenton  the  Norfolk  Southern  runs 
straight  across  Albemarle  Sound  over  a  trestle  6.7  miles  long.  This  is  the 
longest  bridge  over  navigable  water  in  the  world  and  has  a  draw-bridge  in  the 
center  to  allow  boats  to  pass. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Edenton  is  on  the  Coastal  Highway  which  is  the  shortest  route  between  the 
North  and  South.  The  Edenton  Ferry  makes  three  round  trips  a  day  between 
Edenton  and  Mackeys  (only  two  round  trips  on  Sundays)  thus  opening  this  road 
for  tourist  travel.  This  road  is  now  being  hard -surfaced  all  the  way  to  the 
Virginia  line  via  Hertford  and  Elizabeth  City.  The  old  stage-coach  road,  known 
for  centuries  as  the  Virginia  road,  is  also  being  hard  surfaced,  thus  giving  the 
city  two  direct  auto  roads  to  the  Virginia  line.  In  addition,  the  County  is  spend- 
ing over  $300,000  for  twenty  miles  of  lateral  roads,  so  that  the  County— being 
hut  178  square  miles — will  shortly  be  a  network  of  well-made  roads,  one  of  the 
best  county  systems   in  the  state. 

BOAT  LINES— 

Tin-  Edenton-Mackeys  Ferry  connects  Edenton  and  that  sec)  ion  of  the  State 
with  the  south  shore  of  Albemarle  Sound  and  the  rest  of  North  Carolina.  This 
ferry  is  the  connecting  link  between  the  State  Highway  System  and  that  part 
of  it  lying  in  the  eastern  extremity  of  the  state.  Three  ferries  connect  Chowan 
and  Bertie  Counties,  and  several  steamers  navigate  the  rivers  from  Edenton. 
Of  special  note  is  the  Norfolk-Baltimore  and  Carolina  Line  which  makes  two 
round  trips  every  week  with  freight,  making  direct  connection  with  boats  for 
all  Northern  ports.  The  freight  lines  are  quite  an  asset  to  Edenton  shippers,  es- 
pecially the  fishermen. 

INDUSTRY— 

Edenton's  fifteen  industrial  plants  are  all  successfully  operated  entirely  by 
local  capital.  They  are:  Edenton  Cotton  Mills,  Edenton  Peanut  Co.,  Farmers 
Peanut  Co.,  Edenton  Knitting  Mills,  Eastern  Cotton  Oil  Co.,  Edenton  Ice  and 
Cold  Storage  Co.,  M.  G.  Brown  Lumber  Co.,  Edenton  Lumber  Co.,  Brown 
Brothers  Grist  Mill,  cotton  gins,  a  woodworking  plant,  and  three  jobbing  houses, 
distributors  of  Edenton's  products. 

FISHERIES— 

The  importance  of  the  fishing  industry  to  this  entire  section  is  very  great.  Shad 
and  herring  fisheries  stand  out  pre-eminently.  A  Government  fish  hatchery  is 
maintained  at  Edenton. 

FINANCE— 

The  financial  interests  of  Edenton  are  handled  by  the  Bank  of  Edenton  and 
the  Citizens  Bank  who  have  combined  resources  of  over  $1,750,000.00.  The 
Edenton  Building  and  Loan  Association  has  enabled  many  citizens  to  build 
their  own  homes,  and  is  still  active  in  building  the  city. 

NEWS— 

Edenton  and  Chowan  County  are  supplied  with  all  the  latest  news  by  a  daily 
newspaper  published  in  Edenton.  This  paper  is  of  great  service  to  the  County 
through  its  publication  of  market  quotations  and  fluctuations.  A  weekly  paper 
also  supplies  many  rural  communities  with  news. 


The  soil  of  Chowan  County  is  generally  fertile. 
The  chief  crops  are  cotton,  peanuts  and  corn. 
Tobacco  can  be  profitably  raised  and  is  gain- 
ing in  acreage.  Most  of  the  county  is  adaptable 
to  truck  farming. 


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Population  4,200 

1920  —  2,777 


Edenton — "The  Little  City  on  a  Bay  of  Diamonds" 

BEAUTY— 

Centuries  make  little  difference  in  nature.  This  is  what  has  blessed  Edenton 
from  earliest  settlers1  days  to  the  present  time,  making  it  "The  Little  City  on 
a  Bay  of  Myriad  Diamonds"'  where  the  sparkle  of  both  winter  and  summer  sun 
transforms  the  ten  miles  of  Edenton  bay  into  a  glorious  vision  of  "things  not 
made  by  human  hands." 

HISTORY— 

Edenton  can  truly  boast  of  an  illustrious  past,  being  the  second  oldest  settle- 
ment in  North  Carolina,  once  the  State  Capital  and  the  Port  of  Entry.  Coupled 
with  her  history  are  the  names  of  Rev.  Daniel  Earle,  the  fisherman-parson; 
Joseph  Hewes,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence;  James 
Iredell;  Governors  Johnson  and  Eden,  after  whom  the  town  was  named.  History 
also  recounts  the  Edenton  Tea  Party  where  the  ladies  declared  against  British 
goods  as  long  as  the  tax  remained  on  tea.  The  resolutions  of  the  vestry  of  St. 
Paul's  Church  on  June  19,  1776,  are  firmly  linked  in  the  minds  of  many  Americans 
as  a  page  in  the  grand  history  of  our  Nation.  These  resolutions  were  enacted 
two  weeks  before  the  Mecklenburg  Declaration  and  were  commonly  known  as 
their  "Declaration  of  Independence,"  and  constituted  the  subscription  of  these 
people  to  the  political  "test"  set  forth  in  August,  1775,  by  the  Provincial  Congress 
in  Hillsboro.  The  resolutions  expressed  "Allegiance  to  the  king  but  a  determina- 
tion to  resist  to  the  fullest  any  imposition  by  Great  Britain  of  any  taxation 
assessed  without  due  representation,  and  by  the  sacred  ties  of  Virtue,  Honor 
and  Liberty  to  support  the  Continental  and  Provincial  Congresses  to  the  utmost 
of  their  power  and  ability."  They  were  signed  by  the  eleven  vestrymen  of  St. 
Paul's  Parish.  In  the  accompanying  pictures  will  be  seen  a  few  of  these  historic 
scenes  that  are  now  monuments  of  the  past. 

PROGRESS— 

The  main  thoroughfare  of  Edenton  is  80  ft.  wide  and  extends  from  Edenton  Bay 
for  a  mile  through  the  heart  of  the  city,  traversing  both  the  business  and  resi- 
dential sections.  The  city  has  over  five  miles  of  asphalt  streets  in  the  residential 
sections,  which  together  with  city  owned  electric  power,  light  and  artesian  water 
wells  and  sewerage  system,  contribute  to  the  happiness  and  health  of  the  citizen- 
ship. The  bonded  indebtedness  of  the  city  is  small.  The  tax  rate  in  1922  was 
$1.18V2  per  $100.00. 


EDUCATION 


Edenton  has  a  splendid  system  of  public  education  and  additions  to  the  school 
building  in  the  center  of  town  are  being  pushed  to  take  care  of  the  rapidly 
increasing  population,  Two  wings  have  been  completed  giving  a  50  per  cent, 
increase   to   meet    future   demands    for   space. 

RELIGION— 

St.  Paul's  Church  stands  out  as  a  feature  of  the  past,  dating  back  to  1701.  The 
new  Baptist  Church  is  a  handsome  building  and  covers  one-half  of  a  city  block. 
Other  denominations  represented  in  Edenton  are:  Presbyterian,  Methodist  and 
Catholic.     Each  of  these  congregations  worships  in  its  own  church  edifice. 

CITIZENSHIP— 

Today  Edenton  stands  four-square  for  progress,  though  she  retains  one  feature 
which  other  cities  might  emulate — her  citizens  are  of  the  natural  Anglo-Saxon 
stock  of  their  forefathers,  with  very  little  foreign  blood  within  her  borders.  The 
people  are  home  loving  and  contented,  but  are  wide-awake  to  seize  every  op- 
portunity to  advance  the  best  interests  of  the  city. 

CLUBS— 

Edenton  has  its  organizations  of  both  men  and  women  whose  object  is  to  advance 
the  social,   religious,   educational   and    recreational   interests   of   their   city. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

One  organization  keenly  interested  in  the  general  advancement  of  the  city  is 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  The  Chowan  County  Chamber  of  Commerce  serves 
both  the  city  and  the  county.  Any  inquiry  made  of  the  Secretary  of  this 
organization   will    receive   prompt   and    courteous    attention. 


The  fishing  industry  of  Chowan  County  for 
shad  and  herring  stands  out  pre-eminently  as 
one  of  the  great  features  of  this  section,  and 
for  this  reason  the  U.  S.  Government  main- 
tains a  fish  hatchery  at  Edenton. 


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High  School   Building 


Elizabeth  City 

Pasquotank  County 


Elizabeth  City — "The  Metropolis  of  Albemarle' 


LOCATION- 


Elizabeth  City  is  the  metropolis  of  Albemarle  section  of  North  Carolina.  It  is 
ideally  situated  on  the  banks  of  the  Pasquotank  River  on  the  eastern  boundary 
of  Pasquotank  County.  Elizabeth  City  is  the  County  Seat  and  is  45  miles 
south  of  Norfolk,  Va.  Pasquotank  County  is  bounded  by  Albemarle  Sound  to 
the  south,  Perquimans  and  dates  Counties  to  the  west,  and  by  Camden  County 
to  the  north  and  east.  The  population  of  the  city  and  its  suburbs  is  approxi- 
mately 12,000. 


RAILROADS- 


Elizabeth  City  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Norfolk-Southern  Railway  system 
from  Norfolk  to  Raleigh  and  Charlotte.  It  is  45  miles  from  Norfolk  where  direct 
connection  is  made  with  roads  to  the  North,  placing  the  city  within  20  hours 
of  the  leading  markets.  Raleigh  is  188  miles  to  the  southwest;  and  from  Raleigh, 
Wilson  and  Charlotte  southern  markets  are  easily  reached.  A  branch  of  the 
Norfolk  Southern  runs  from  Elizabeth  City  to  Beckford  Junction  where  con- 
nection is  made  for  Suffolk,   Richmond  and  the  West. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Elizabeth  City  is  on  the  Coastal  Highway— the  short  route  from  the  North  to 
the  South.  This  highway  is  in  process  of  being  hard-surfaced.  In  addition  to 
20  miles  of  hard-surface  road  to  he  built  in  the  County  by  the  State  Highway 
Commission,  Pasquotank  County  is  now  spending  $750,000  on  the  construction 
of  paved  roads  throughout  the  County.  Already  over  35  miles  have  been  com- 
pleted. These  roads  are  linking  one  of  the  richest  agricultural  sections  of  the 
State  with  Elizabeth  City,  the   Metropolis  of  Northeastern   North   Carolina. 

WATER  TRANSPORTATION— 

Regular  daily  boat  service  is  maintained  between  Elizabeth  City  and  Norfolk, 
which  gives  shippers  the  benefit  of  both  coastwise  and  export   trade. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  agricultural  territory  adjacent  to  Elizabeth  City  is  as  fine  as  can  be  found 
in  the  United  States.  Three  crops  are  grown  annually.  This  year  Elizabeth 
City  shipped  almost  a  million  dollars'  worth  of  Irish  potatoes,  250  refrigerator 
cars  of  May  peas,  besides  corn,  spinach,  radishes,  red  beets,  soy  beans,  etc.  This 
section  is  the  home  of  the  soy  bean  industry,  and  the  soy  beans  grown  here  are 
heing  shipped  all  over  the  United  States  for  seed  purposes.  Agriculture  in 
Pasquotank  County  has  taken  on  new  life  with  the  opening  of  paved  highways 
to  market  at  Elizabeth  City. 


CLIMATE— 

Elizabeth   City's   working 
being  GO  degrees,  with  an 

INDUSTRIES— 


onditions   are   ideal,   the  yearly   average   temperature 
annual    rainfall   of   45.55    inches. 


Elizabeth  City  has  numerous  diversified  industrial  plants,  including  lumber 
mills,  a  furniture  factory,  a  cotton  mill,  hosiery  mills,  ship  yards,  machine  shops, 
an  iron  foundry,  an  ice  cream  manufactory,  a  brick  yard,  a  tent  and  awning 
manufactory,  a  flour  and  feed  mill,  fertilizer  plants,  a  cement  grave  vault  plant, 
soy  bean  harvester  manufactories,  barrel  and  basket  factories  and  a  meat  pack- 
ing plant.  Elizabeth  City  manufactures  more  soy  bean  harvesters  than  any 
other  city  in  the  United  States. 


FINANCIAL- 


Elizabeth  City  has  four  banks,  three  white  and  one  colored.  These  banks  have  a 
combined  capital  of  $865,000.00;  combined  resources  of  $655,000  and  combined 
deposits  of  $4,674,000.00.  It  also  has  the  oldest  Joint  Stock  Land  Bank  operated 
in  either  North  Carolina  or  Virginia. 


With  the  ever-increasing  agricultural  and  in- 
dustrial development.  Elizabeth  City  offers 
great  opportunities  to  the  Agriculturist,  the 
Manufacturer  and  the  Home  Seeker.  Investi- 
gate Elizabeth  City's  opportunities. 


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Population  12,000 


1920  —  8,925 


Elizabeth  City — "The  Sportsman's  Paradise' 


HISTORY- 


The  historic  features  of  Elizabeth  City  and  vicinity  date  back  to  the  time  of 
the  early  settlers.  Elizabeth  City  is  only  forty-five  miles  from  the  birthplace 
of  Virginia  Dare,  the  first  white  child  born  in  America. 


FACTS- 


Elizabeth  City  has  a  community  hospital,  a  motorized  fire  department,  a  municipal 
market,  and  a  modern  and  efficient  school  system.  The  city  has  ten  miles  of 
paved  streets  and  twenty-five  miles  of  paved  sidewalks.  The  city  has  recently 
voted  bonds  in  the  amount  of  $800,000.00  with  which  to  erect  its  own  light  and 
power  plant  and  water  plant  in  order  to  meet  the  demand  of  the  growing  city 
for  additional  lights  and  water,  and  at  the  same  time  establish  rates  lower  than 
at  present  prevailing.  A  modern  sewerage  system  will  also  be  installed  by  the 
city.  Elizabeth  City  is  planning  these  utilities  plants  so  that  they  will  suffice 
for  the  city  for  many  years  to  come. 


RELIGION- 


Elizabeth  City  has  nine  churches — many  of  them  being  handsome  edifices.  Most 
of  the  leading  denominations  have  adherents  in  the  city  and  many  of  the  churches 
have  strong  congregations,  while  all  have  both  Sunday  Schools  and  young 
people's  organizations  connected  with  the  work  of  the  church. 


FISH— 


Elizabeth  City  is  North  Carolina's  largest  food  fish  center.  There  are  three 
reasons  why  this  is  true.  The  first  is  its  proximity  to  the  biggest  fishing  territory 
in  the  State.  The  second  reason  is  that  Elizabeth  City  is  the  nearest  shipping 
point  in  North  Carolina,  to  the  big  food  fish  markets  of  the  North  and  East. 
Fish  shipped  from  Elizabeth  City  reach  the  big  markets  several  hours  earlier 
than  if  shipped  from  any  other  North  Carolina  city.  Six  steamboats  and  over 
twelve  motor  craft  operate  regularly  out  of  Elizabeth  City,  touching  every  point 
of  the  fishing  territory  and  connecting  with  many  smaller  boats.  Elizabeth  City 
is  fortunate  in  being  a  year-round  fishing  center.  Located  on  fresh  water,  it  gets 
plenty  of  carp,  perch,  catfish,  pickerel,  black  bass,  round  robins,  and  many 
other  varieties  of  edible  fish,  when  salt  water  fish  are  out  of  season.  However, 
the  salt  water  fishing  is  the  greatest  part  of  the  industry  in  this  State.  Elizabeth 
City's  fishing  territory  extends  about  100  miles  south  and  at  places  is  30  miles 
wide.  Her  territory  is  approximately  one-fourth  of  the  fishing  territory  of  the 
State.  About  3000  people  are  engaged  in  the  fishing  industry  in  Elizabeth  City's 
territory.  In  1922  about  5,000,000  pounds  of  fish  were  shipped  from  the  city  and 
sold  for  over  $500,000.00.  The  fish  caught  in  these  waters  are:  shad,  herring, 
rock  perch,  jacks,  trout,  bluefish,  spots,  crackers,  mackerel,  black  bass,  carp, 
eel,  catfish,  pampano,  pike,  sheepshead,  mullet,  roundheads,  hogfish,  manny  shad, 
round  robins,  red  bass,  porgies,  blackfish,  shrimp,  oysters,  clams,  escallops,  sea 
turtles  and  snappers.  North  Carolina  shad  is  the  favorite  in  all  Northern 
markets. 

SPORTS— 

Elizabeth  City,  with  the  surrounding  country  and  waterways,  is  fast  becoming 
a  mecca  for  tourists.  Every  season  any  number  of  motor  boats  from  Northern 
points  may  be  seen  in  the  harbors.  These  yachts  take  the  route  through  Dismal 
Swamp  to  Florida  and  return,  thus  coming  into  the  local  harbor.  This  is  the 
center  of  the  finest  wild  duck  and  goose  shooting  in  the  United  States,  which 
makes  the  city  the  rallying  point  of  Northern  gunmen.  Many  tourists  are  now 
passing  through  Elizabeth  City  over  the  Coastal  Highway,  the  short  route  from 
North  to  South. 

OPPORTUNITIES— 

Elizabeth  City  has  much  to  offer  new  industries,  tourists,  or  prospective  citizens. 
Communicate  with  the  Elizabeth  City  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


The  tourist  will  find  the  Elizabeth  City  section 
a  region  of  historic  and  romantic  interest; 
while  the  sportsman  may  have  all  the  pleasures 
of  the  finest  hunting  and  fishing  grounds 
America  affords. 


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Fayetteville 

Cumberland  County 


Fayetteville — "Here  Abides  an  Historic  People' 


LOCATION— 


Fayetteville,  the  County  Seat  of  Cumberland  County,  is  located  on  the  banks  of 
the  Cape  Fear  River,  at  the  head  of  navigation,  115  miles  from  the  coast.  It 
is  in  the  center  of  a  large  agricultural  area  which  ranks  high  in  the  quantity 
and  value  of  its  products.  The  County  has  a  population  of  42,000  and  this  city 
is  the  trade  and  market  center,  not  only  for  the  county,  but  for  people  in 
adjoining  counties. 


RAILROADS- 


Fayetteville  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  half-way 
between  New  York  and  Florida.  The  Wilmington-Fayetteville-Sanford  branch 
of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  also  passes  through  the  city,  while  the  Columbia- 
Maxton-Fayetteville  branch  joins  the  main  line  at  Fayetteville.  The  Norfolk 
Southern  enters  the  city  from  the  north,  while  the  Aberdeen  and  Rockfish  con- 
nects the  city  with  the  Seaboard,  and  the  Virginia  and  Carolina  Southern  gives 
connection  with  Lumberton.  Thus  Fayetteville  has  railways  radiating  in  eight 
directions.     Hourly  service  to  Fort  Bragg  is  maintained  by  gasoline  trolley  car. 


HIGHWAYS- 

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Highways  radiate  from  the  city  in  six  directions,  extending  from  Fayette- 
ville to  Wilmington,  Whiteville,  Lumberton  and  the  South  Carolina  line,  Laurin- 
burg,    Raleigh   and    Wilson. 


BANKING- 


Thcre  are  four  prosperous  hanks  in  Fayetteville,  with  total  resources  of  .^ t-,78 4-,- 
753.4-1  and  total  deposits  of  $4.,263,490.39  (figures  issued  Sept.  11,  \92'A,  latest 
available).  There  are  three  strong  Building  and  Loan  Associations  in  the  city 
assisting  the  citizens  to  build  their  own  homes.  Many  homes  have  been  built 
this  way. 


RELIGION- 


Fayetteville  has  adequate  church  facilities  of  all  denominations,  as  follows: 
Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Baptist,  Episcopal,  Roman  Catholic,  Jewish,  several 
churches  of  different  denominations  for  colored  people,  and  numerous  church 
missions. 

EDUCATION— 

Fayetteville  has  a  fine  system  of  public  schools  and  an  up-to-date,  new  $160, 000 
High  School  with  a  strong  staff  of  instructors.  Over  $100,000  has  been  expended 
in  the  new  building  program  just  completed.  The  city  is  the  home  of  11  State 
Colored  Normal  School. 

NEWSPAPERS— 

Fayetteville  has  one  daily  newspaper,  the  Fayetteville  Observer,  which  was 
founded  in  1817.  It  has  the  leased  wires  of  the  Associated  Press.  The  Observer 
is  alive  to  the  needs  and  opportunities  of  the  city  and  backs  all  civic  moves.  A 
weekly  paper,  the  People's  Advocate,  enjoys  a  large  circulation  in  this  territory. 

CIVIC  CLUBS— 

Fayetteville  has  several  live  civic  organizations,  including  the  Rotary  Club, 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  and  a  very  active  Woman's  Club  and  a  Business  and 
Professional  Women's  Club.  The  Elks  Club  and  the  Moose  Club  are  strong  fra- 
ternal  organizations. 

DISTRIBUTION— 

Owing  to  a  fine  network  of  excellent  highways  and  railroads,  Fayetteville  is  the 
center  of  distribution   for  this  entire  section  of  the   State. 


Fayetteville  is  in  the  center  of  one  of  the 
richest  agricultural  sections  of  the  State  of 
North  Carolina.  It  is  also  the  distributing 
point  for  this  large  area. 


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Population  12,500 


1920  —  8,877 


Fayetteville — "On  the  Banks  of  the  Cape  Fear" 

POPULATION— 

Fayetteville,  with  an  area  of  about  six  square  miles,  had  8,877  people  within 
her  border  in  1920,  while  today  it  is  estimated  that  within  a  radius  of  a  mile 
and  a  half  of  the  center  of  the  city,  there  are  at  least  12,500  people.  One  of 
the  city's  largest  and  newest  residential  developments  lies  just  outside  the  city. 
There  are  only  one-tenth  of  one  per  cent  of  foreign  born  in  the  city. 

GOVERNMENT— 

Fayetteville  has  a  Mayor  and  a  Board  of  Aldermen  who  are  always  alert  to 
the  needs  of  the  city.  The  city  has  a  well  organized  fire  department,  a  thor- 
oughly equipped  gas  plant,  a  complete  health  department  and  a  sanitary  in- 
spector. Over  21  miles  of  sewerage  pipe  has  been  laid  in  the  city.  Fayetteville's 
streets  are  already  well  paved  but  the  city  has  undertaken  an  additional  paving 
program  that  will  cost  approximate!}"  $500,000  when  complete. 

WATER  SUPPLY— 

The  city  consumes  over  1,000,000  gallons  of  water  daily.  The  elevation  of  this 
water  from  source  of  supply  is  225  feet.  A  pressure  of  125  pounds  for  pumping 
is  maintained.  A  $400,000  extension  program  now  under  way  will  increase  the 
miles  of  mains  from  20  to  30  and  the  hydrants  from  100  to  150,  thus  insuring 
adequate  fire  protection  and  an  abundant  supply  of  pure,  healthy  water. 

BUILDING— 

Building  permits  for  the  year  ending  November  1,  1923,  totaled  $1,000,000.  At 
present  a  new  95-room  hotel  is  being  erected  at  a  cost  of  $400,000.  A  ten-story 
office  and  bank  building  is  to  be  started  at  once.  Homes  all  over  the  city  are 
being  erected  as  well  as  a  number  of  stores. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Fayetteville  has  a  great  number  of  diversified  industries,  manufacturing  the 
following  products;  brick,  boxes,  silk,  mill  work,  cotton  goods,  candy,  flour, 
flooring,  rug  poles,  veneer,  gas,  fertilizers,  ginghams,  cotton  yarns,  glove  tubing, 
meal,  ice  cream,  signs,  ice,  plows  and  cotton  seed  products. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Surrounding  Fayetteville  are  some  of  the  most  fertile  lands  of  the  State  where 
cotton,  tobacco  and  trucking  are  the  principal  crops.  It  is  also  in  close  proximity 
to  the  famous  Sandhill  fruit  section  of  North  Carolina.  The  character  and 
quality  of  the  soil  directly  surrounding  the  city  makes  it  an  ideal  fruit  growing 
country.  Several  large  peach  orchards  have  already  been  started  and  are 
progressing  very  favorably. 

I  RECREATION— 

Fayetteville  has  several  parks,  theatres  for  both  drama  and  moving  pictures, 
a  new  country  club,  fraternal  clubs,  and  is  only  one  and  a  half  hours'  ride 
from  Pinehurst. 

I  HISTORY— 

Cumberland  County  was  founded  in  1734  and  named  for  the  Duke  of  Cumber- 
land. In  173(i  a  settlement  called  "Campbellton"  was  located  on  the  Cape  Fear 
River  near  the  mouth  of  Cross  Creek.  In  1778  these  two  became  one  town  and 
in  1783  the  name  was  changed  to  Fayetteville,  this  being  the  first  town  in  the 
United  States  to  so  honor  the  Marquis  de  LaFayette.  Until  the  Civil  War  it 
was  the  principal  town  in  the  State. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Fayetteville— a  city  of  moderate  living  costs,  contented  labor  available,  quick 
transportation  and  numerous  industrial  sites,  has  much  to  offer  the  manufacturer 
as  well  as  the  farmer.     Write  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Fayetteville  s  industrial  plants  manufacture 
over  twenty-five  products  which  are  distri- 
buted to  all  parts  of  the  country.  Fayetteville 
has  much  to  offer  the  manufacturer. 


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Gastonia 

Gaston  County 


Gastonia— "The  Textile  Center" 

LOCATION— 

Gastonia  enjoys  an  ideal  location,  being  situated  in  the  midst  of  the  famous 
Piedmont  section  of  the  Carolinas,  just  399  miles  South  of  Washington  and  238 
miles  North  of  Atlanta  on  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway 
between  these  two  points.  At  Gastonia  connection  is  made  with  the  Carolina 
and  Northwestern  Railway  for  Lenoir,  65  miles  north  and  Chester,  45  miles 
south.  Gastonia  is  the  southern  terminus  of  the  North  Carolina  division  of  the 
Piedmont  and  Northern  Railway,  which  connects  this  city  with  Charlotte,  25 
miles  northeast.  The  P.  &  N.  is  operated  by  electricity  and  runs  12  trains  to 
and  from  the  city  each  day.  In  addition,  Gastonia  has  1G  steam  trains  daily 
carrying  passengers. 

HOSPITALS— 

Located  near  the  city  limits  is  the  new  State  Orthopedic  Hospital.  This  institu- 
tion is  taking  care  of  the  crippled  children  of  the  State  who  are  of  a  sound  mind. 
The  Hospital  has  a  splendid  location  on  a  knoll  with  a  splendid  view  of  the 
surrounding  country  before  it.  The  Hospital  is  rendering  the  State  of  North 
Carolina  a  great  service  in  restoring  to  service  the  bodies  of  its  youthful  citizens. 
In  the  city  itself  there  are  hospitals  serving  the  city  and  the  county. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Gaston  County  is  proud  of  her  splendid  highways.  Asphalt  or  concrete  roads 
radiate  from  the  city,  touching  the  county  line  at  nine  different  points.  Gastonia 
is  located  on  both  the  National  Highway  and  the  Aisheville-Charlotte-Wilming- 
ton  Highway.  The  latter  is  now  in  process  of  being  hard-surfaced  throughout 
its  entire  length.  Another  branch  of  the  State  Highway  System  extends  north 
from  Gastonia  to  Lincolnton  and  Hickory,  and  on  to  Blowing  Rock.  The 
Charlotte-Chester-Columbia  Highway  turns  south  at  Gastonia.  Gaston  County 
is  the  leader  in  highway  construction  and  has  a  system  of  county  highways  equal 
to  any  in  the  State. 

COUNTRY  CLUB— 

The  Gastonia  Country  Club  is  quite  an  important  factor  in  the  social  life  of 
the  city  and  county.  It  is  located  some  three  miles  to  the  east  of  the  city  and  is 
readied  by  a  splendid  paved  and  sand-clay  highway.  The  clubhouse  is  a  hand- 
some building  recently  erected  in  the  midst  of  spacious  grounds.  Golf  and 
many  other  sports  are  afforded  here. 

CITY  VISION— 

Gastonia  has  vision.  The  city  has  17  miles  of  asphaltic  pavement,  4-5  miles  of 
sand-clay  paving,  25  miles  of  concrete  sidewalks,  and  one  of  the  most  modern 
water  and  sewerage  disposal  plants  in  the  South.  Motorized  fire  apparatus  has 
enabled  the  city  to  get  a  second-class  insurance  rating.  The  future  is  given 
thought  in  all  contemplated  improvements. 

GASTON  COUNTY— 

The  County  is  located  in  the  southern  edge  of  North  Carolina,  bordered  on  the 
south  by  South  Carolina;  on  the  west  by  Cleveland  County;  on  the  north  by 
Loncoln  County  and  on  the  east  by  Mecklenburg  County.  Good  farmng  lands 
are  found  throughout  the  County.  The  following  progressive  towns  add  to  the 
prosperity  of  the  county:  Belmont,  Bessemer  City,  Cherry ville,  Cramerton, 
Dallas,  Hardin,  High  Shoals,  Lowell,  McAdenville,  Mt.  Holly,  and  Stanly. 

CLUBS— 

The  city  has  Rotary,  Kiwanis,  Lion  and  Civitan  Clubs.  Each  of  these  organiza- 
tions is  strong  and  active  and  a  live  factor  in  the  growth  of  the  city.  The 
Woman's  Club  is  also  one  of  the  best  workers  for  the  city's  best  welfare.  The 
Chamber  of  Commerce  maintains  a  complete  organization  in  the  city  and  is  a 
leader  in  the  commercial  activity  of  Gastonia  and  is  behind  every  forward  move- 
ment for  the  betterment  of  the  community. 

OPPORTUNITIES— 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  is  active  in  promoting  the  development  of  both  the 
city  and  county.  Any  inquiry  about  either  will  be  gladly  answered  by  the 
Secretary  of  the  Gastonia  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Gaston  County,  with  over  one  hundred  cotton 
mills,  is  the  premier  in  the  whole  South  in 
textile  manufacturing  and  one  of  the  leaders 
in  the  entire  nation  in  this  line. 


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Population  21,000 

1920  —  12,871 


Gastonia — "The  Spinning  Center  of  the  South" 

THE  CITY— 

Gastonia,  the  cotton  spinning  center  of  the  South,  is  proved  by  the  census  to 
have  enjoyed  a  phenomenal  growth.  The  1920  census  gives  the  city  a  population 
of  12,871  but  the  increase  since  then,  besides  the  industrial  development  in  the 
suburbs,  gives  the  city  fully  21,000.  The  city  has  modern  commission  form  of 
government,  asphalt  paved  streets,  splendid  churches,  excellent  schools,  attrac- 
tive homes  and  the  healthful  climate  for  which  the  Piedmont  country  is  noted. 
It  is  a  city  in  which  it  is  a  pleasure  for  a  progressive  citizen  to  dwell. 

•    MANUFACTURING— 

Gastonia  is  the  County  Seat  of  Gaston  County,  which  ranks  third  in  the  world, 
outside  of  Great  Britain,  in  producing  spindles  in  operation  and  under  construc- 
tion, leading  the  States  of  the  Union,  except  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island. 
144  of  the  98  cotton  mills  in  the  County  are  located  in  Gastonia.  Their  capitaliza- 
tion totals  $15,995,900.00.  Products  for  1922  totaled  in  value  $31,618,366.00.  The 
average  daily  payroll  exceeds  $15,000.00. 

i    BUSINESS— 

Business  conditions,  in  view  of  the  large  payrolls  released  weekly  in  cash  by  the 
industrial  plants,  are  exceptional.  The  volume  of  business  done  by  the  local 
merchants  enables  them  to  keep  the  best  stocks  and  to  meet  the  prices  of  other 
cities  much  larger.  Banking  conditions  are  noteworthy.  Gastonia  has  three 
National  and  two  State  banks  which  have  been  a  strong  factor  in  the  development 
of  the  city's   industries.     Gastonia's   mills   have  been   developed   and   are   owned 

.  by  home  capital  with  only  one  exception. 

i    BUILDING  AND  LOAN— 

Building  and  Loan  Associations,  two  in  number,  have  aided  to  a  notable  extent 
in  the  past  few  years  in  the  erection  of  hundreds  of  attractive  homes,  placing 
the  possibility  of  owning  a  home  within  the  reach  of  any  provident  person. 

I   CHURCHES— 

Gastonia  is  a  city  of  beautiful  churches  and  all  the  leading  denominations  have 
strong  representation  and  beautiful  edifices.  These  churches  have  large  and 
strong  congregations. 

i    FRATERNITIES— 

The  fraternal  spirit  is  strong  in  Gastonia.  There  are  many  of  the  leading  secret 
orders  represented  with  lodges  of  large  membership.  At  present  a  beautiful 
Masonic  Temple  is  in  course  of  construction. 

'    EDUCATION— 

Gastonia  is  proud  of  her  schools.  Her  schools  are  first-class  and  the  city  takes 
pride  in  the  fact  that  her  teachers  are  paid  higher  salaries  than  those  in  any 
other  city  in  North  Carolina.  This  naturally  means  that  she  is  enabled  to  have 
higher-class  faculties  in  her  schools.  The  city  has  ten  schools  with  over  3000 
pupils. 

!   SUMMER  CAMP— 

Gastonia  does  not  forget  her  boys  and  girls.  A  splendid  boys  and  girls  camp 
is  operated  every  summer  at  Rotary  Park.  This  Park  is  located  at  the  foot  of 
Crowder's  Mountain,  some  6  miles  from  the  city  and  is  readied  by  paved  highway. 
This  camp  is  operated  by  the  Gastonia  Rotary  Club.  A  public  playground  is 
also  provided  for  the  children  in  the  heart  of  the  city. 

HOMES— 

Gastonia  is  a  city  of  beautiful  homes.  Her  streets  are  well  shaded  and  well  laid 
out,  and  many  attractive  homes  have  sprung  into  existance  along  these  streets. 
Street  car  service  is  maintained  between  the  city  and  some  of  the  mills  by  the 
Piedmont  and  Northern  Railway  Co.,  who  enter  the  city. 

STATISTICS— 

Cotton  mills,  98;  Capital  invested,  $35,979,600;  producing  spindles,  1,130,675; 
looms,  3,646;  weaving  mills,  13;  processing  plants,  1;  fine-combed  yarn  spindles, 
845,827;  operatives  employed,  16,183;  houses  for  operatives,  5,391;  bales  of  cotton 
consumed,  212,500;  bales  consumed  daily,  692;  average  daily  payroll,  $30,000; 
average  sales  per  banking  day,  $187,101;  gross  sales  for  1922,  $57,440,246. 


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Gastonia  is  the  cotton  yarn  manufacturing 
center  of  the  South.  Gaston  County  ranks 
third  in  the  whole  world,  outside  of  Great 
Britain,  in  the  number  of  producing  spindles. 


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Goldsboro 

Wayne  County 


Goldsboro — "77^  Gate  City  of  Eastern  N.  C" 

LOCATION— 

Located  in  the  geographical  center  of  Eastern  North  Carolina,  Goldsboro  is 
recognized  as  being  the  gateway  to  this  large  area  of  fertile  lands.  Goldsboro 
is  in  the  center  of  Wayne  County  of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat.  Wayne  County 
is  bordered  by  Wilson  County  on  the  north,  Green  and  Lenoir  Counties  on  the 
east,  Duplin  County  on  the  south,  and  by  Sampson  and  Johnston  Counties  on 
the  west.  Wayne  is  one  of  North  Carolina's  leading  agricultural  and  manu- 
facturing counties, 

RAILROADS— 

Goldsboro's  railway  service  makes  her  the  gateway  to  a  large  part  of  this  section. 
The  city  is  the  eastern  terminus  of  the  Southern  Railway  in  the  State.  The 
"Carolina  Special,"  one  of  the  Southern's  fast  trains,  runs  between  this  city 
and  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  via  Raleigh,  Greensboro,  Winston-Salem,  Asheville  and 
Knoxville,  Tenn.  The  Wilmington-Norfolk  trains  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
pass  through  the  city  and  connect  with  the  Richmond-Tampa  main  line  of  this 
system  at  Wilson,  24  miles  north.  A  branch  of  the  Norfolk-Southern  System 
runs  east  from  Goldsboro  through  Kinston  and  New  Bern  to  More-head  City 
and  Beaufort.  A  short  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  connects  at  Smithfield, 
23  miles  west,  with  the  main  line.  It  is  only  one  day's  journey  from  Goldsboro 
to  New  York,  Washington,  Savannah,  Jacksonville  and  Atlanta,  and  less  than 
30  hours  to  Boston,  Montreal,  Buffalo,  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Memphis,  New 
Orleans  and  Palm  Beach.     Goldsboro  has  thirty-two  passenger  trains  daily. 

HIGHWAYS- 

Goldsboro  has  ready  access  to  the  various  points  of  Eastern  Carolina  through 
a  splendid  system  of  highways.  State  Highway  No.  10  running  from  Murphy 
and  Western  Carolina  to  the  coast  at  Beaufort  passes  through  Goldsboro.  State 
Highway  No.  40  running  from  the  Virginia  line  near  Roanoke  Rapids  south  to 
Wilmington,  crosses  No.  10  at  Goldsboro,  while  No.  192  connects  with  No.  12 
at  Snow  Hill.  Wayne  Count}'  Highways  are  in  excellent  condition  and  form 
an  important  addition  to  the  system  of  State  Highways  extending  from  the 
city  of  Goldsboro. 

BUS  LINES— 

Witli  the  building  of  concrete  or  paved  highways  in  Eastern  Carolina  the  motor 
bus  is  gradually  serving  a  larger  and  wider  territory.  At  present  Goldsboro 
has  motor  bus  service  to  Raleigh.  Wilson,  Mount  Olive  and  Kinston. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Goldsboro  has  the  City  Manager  form  of  government,  sixteen  miles  of  hard- 
surfaced  streets,  twenty-eight  miles  of  cement  sidewalks,  three  hospitals,  water, 
lights  and  gas  to  all  sections  of  the  city,  a  modern  sewerage  system,  a  modern 
apartment  house,  playgrounds,  parks,  permanent  sanitary  and  health  officers 
with  efficient  staffs,  a  permanent  community  center  now  erecting  a  modern  com- 
munity building,  and  a  chapter  of  Associated  Charities.  Goldsboro's  assessments 
for  taxation  are  $16,500,000.00.  The  value  of  municipal  property  is  $1,500,000.00. 
A  $100,000.00  Post  Office  building  has  annual  receipts  of  $50,000.00.  The  city 
tax  rate  is  $1.42  per  $100.00.  Goldsboro  enjoys  low  gas,  water,  telephone  and 
electric  power  rates  while  living  conditions,  from  a  financial  standpoint,  com- 
pare favorably  with  other  cities. 


Goldsboro  has  forty-two  manufacturing  plants 
producing  brick,  veneer,  lumber,  building  sup- 
plies, cotton  yarns,  hosiery,  tobacco,  furniture, 
mattresses  and  farm  implements. 


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Population  15,000 

1920  —  11,296 


Goldsboro — "In  the  Heart  of  Wayne  County/' 


POPULATION- 


In  1910  Goldsboro  was  still  a  small  town  with  only  6,142  inhabitants  but  in  ten 
years  this  nearly  doubled,  the  city  being  given  11,216  by  the  1920  census,  while  it 
is  estimated  that  there  are  now   15,000  people  here. 

COMMERCE— 

The  city  is  the  shopping  and  trade  center  for  about  100,000  people  within  a 
20-mile  radius.  Goldsboro's  importance  as  a  commercial  center  is  fast  develop- 
ing, as  the  city  is  the  center  of  a  vast  agricultural  area,  the  home  of  numerous 
industries  and  the  distributing  point  for  numerous  commodities. 

INDUSTRY— 

Forty-two  manufacturing  plants  are  located  here,  having  a  combined  value  of 
over  $4,000,000.00  with  an  annual  pay  roll  of  §2,236,000.00  and  an  annual  output 
valued  at  $6,125,000.00.  The  principal  products  manufactured  are  brick,  veneer, 
lumber,  building  supplies,  cotton  yarns,  hosiery,  tobacco,  farm  implements,  furni- 
ture, mattresses,  ladies'  and  gents'  ready-to-wear,  and  commodities.  One  of 
the  larger  manufacturers  of  lumber  and  its  products  is  the  Enterprise- White- 
ville  Lumber  Co.  The  Empire  Manufacturing  Company  makes  veneers,  boxes  and 
cases  for  musical  instruments,  and  have  one  of  the  largest  plants  of  this  kind  in 
the  South. 

BANKING— 

Three  banks,  the  Wayne  National  Bank,  the  National  Bank  of  Goldsboro  and 
the  Peoples  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  have  total  resources  of  $6,178,994.00. 
The  Wayne  National  Bank  has  just  completed  a  new  10-story  bank  and  office 
building. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Wayne  County  ranks  as  one  of  the  foremost  agricultural  counties  of  the  State. 
It  produces  annually  30,000  bales  of  cotton,  and  15,000,000  pounds  of  tobacco. 
Other  leading  crops  are  grain,  hay  and  other  food  crops.  Live  stock  and  poultry 
raising  are  annually  gaining  in  importance. 

SCHOOLS— CHURCHES— 

Goldsboro's  school  system  includes  nine  buildings  and  a  staff  of  competent  in- 
structors. There  are  over  3000  children  in  attendance.  The  Odd  Fellows  Home 
for  orphan  children  is  located  in  the  city.  There  are  sixteen  churches  in  the 
city  representing  the  leading  denominations. 

HEALTH— RECREATION— 

Pure  water,  a  mild  climate,  and  an  excellent  health  department  combine  to  make 
Goldsboro  a  city  where  health  conditions  are  ideal.  The  death  rate  averages 
less  than  nine  to  a  thousand.  Playgrounds  and  parks  add  to  the  pleasure  of 
the  inhabitants,  while  the  sea-coast  resorts  only  a  few  hours  away  offer  fine 
surf  bathing. 

RESIDENCES— 

Goldsboro  has  many  beautiful  residences,  while  the  majority  of  the  citizens 
own  their  own  homes.  One  of  the  most  recent  residential  developments  is  the 
beautiful  Edgewood  suburb  on  the  eastern  limits  of  the  city.  This  property 
lies  between  the  Odd  Fellows  Home  and  the  Country  Club  about  a  mile  from 
the  center  of  the  city. 

CIVIC  CLUBS— 

Goldsboro  has  a  number  of  civic  clubs,  including  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Merchants  Associations,  Rotary  and  Kiwanis  Clubs,  Woman's  Club  and  leading 
fraternal  orders. 

OPPORTUNITIES— 

Goldsboro,  rapidly  becoming  the  commercial  center  of  this  rich  area,  welcomes 
the  distributor  as  well  as  the  manufacturer,  while  the  home  seeker  will  find 
low  utility  rates  and  the  traveling  salesman  will  appreciate  the  railway  and 
highway  facilities  which  make  Goldsboro  the  gate  city  of  Eastern  Carolina. 


Wayne  County  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  agricul- 
ture in  the  State  producing  cotton,  tobacco, 
peas,  celery,  strawberries,  vxellons,  fruits,  live 
stock,  hay,  alfalfa,  vegetables  and  poultry. 


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Greensboro 

Guilford  County 


Greensboro — "In  the  Industrial  Zone  of  N.  C" 


LOCATION- 


Greensboro  is  located  in  the  heart  of  North  Carolina's  amazing  industrial  zone. 
It  is  in  the  exact  center  of  Guilford  County,  of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat. 
Guilford  County  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Rockingham  County,  by  Alamance 
County  on  the  east,  Randolph  County  on  the  south,  and  by  Davidson  and  For- 
syth Counties  on  the  west. 


RAILROADS- 


Greensboro  is  the  hub  of  a  fine  system  of  railways  reaching  out  in  six  directions. 
The  city  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway  which  is  double-tracked 
from  Washington  to  Atlanta.  It  is  287  miles  south  of  Washington  and  361  miles 
north  of  Atlanta.  The  Greensboro-Goldsboro  branch  of  the  Southern  runs 
east  from  the  city,  while  the  Southern  also  runs  west  to  Winston-Salem  and 
North  Wilkesboro.  The  Sanford-Mt.  Airy  section  of  the  old  Atlantic  and 
Yadkin  Railway  crosses  the  Southern  main  line  here.  Greensboro  has  through 
Pullman  service  to  New  York,  New  Orleans,  Jacksonville,  Birmingham,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis  and  other  points. 


HIGHWAYS— 


Guilford  County's  highway  system  centers  in  this  city  while  State  Highways 
radiate  in  six  directions  with  their  terminal  points  as  follows:  Murphy,  Beaufort, 
Wilmington,  Boone,  Lumberton  and  Danville,  Ya. 


STATISTICS- 


Statistics  for  1923  show  that  the  city  had  a  population  of  43,526  with  an  area 
of  16.9  square  miles,  or  10,816  acres;  67  miles  of  paved  streets,  $320,141.79 
postal  receipts,  607  retail  stores,  5,600  telephones,  6,000  automobiles,  1,056  build- 
ing permits  amounting  to  $3,513,491,  while  the  assessed  valuation  of  the  city  was 
over  $70,000,000. 

BANKING— 

Greensboro's  banks  have  a  combined  capital  and  surplus  of  $3,378,162;  deposits 
of  $20,926,223;  combined  resources  of  $22,309,811;  while  the  1923  bank  clearings 
were  $271,289,000. 

GOVERNMENT— 

In  1921  all  politics  were  eliminated  and  the  city  administration  plaeed  in  the 
hands  of  capable  business  men.  The  system  of  assessment  and  taxation  was 
straightened  out  and  a  City  Manager  employed.  Today  the  tax  rate  is  only 
$1.24  per  $100  on  $75,000,000  assessed  valuation.  There  are  58  miles  of  sewers 
with  a  septic  tank  disposal  system,  and  a  new  storage  reservoir  with  a  one- 
billion  gallon  capacity,  has  been  constructed  to  complete  the  city's  water  supply. 
The  city  has  arranged  to  build  and  lease  to  the  Southern  Railway  a  $1,000,000 
union  station.  Green  Street,  parallel  to  Elm,  has  been  widened  to  80  feet,  new 
fire  stations  built,  while  with  all  these  improvements  the  bonded  debt  of  the 
city  is  only  $-1,906,000,  with  the  tax  rate  six  cents  less  than  it  was  six  years  ago. 

CHURCHES— SCHOOLS— 

Greensboro  has  56  churches,  two  libraries,  a  Y.  W.  C.  A.  building,  3  Y.  M.  C.  A's. 
Over  $1,000,000  has  been  expended  in  building  new  schoo's.  There  are  four 
high  schools  (two  new),  and  eight  grammar  schools,  Greensboro  College  for 
Women,  and  North  Carolina  College  for  Women.  The  latter  has  1300  students 
and  150  instructors.  There  are  three  colored  grammar  schools  and  three  negro 
colleges. 

HOTELS— 

The  O.  Henry  is  Greensboro's  newest  hotel  and  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  South. 
There  are  two  others  planned. 


The  largest  denim  mills  in  the  world  are  in 
Greensboro.  Greensboro  is  the  Insurance 
center  of  the  South,  with  five  life  and  five  fire 
insurance  companies  located  here. 


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Greensboro — "Insurance  Center  of  the  South" 

HISTORY— 

The  famous  Battle  of  Guilford  Court  House  was  fought  six  miles  from  the  city. 
General  Joseph  E.  Johnston  disbanded  his  army  in  Greensboro  after  his  sur- 
render to  Sherman.  Jefferson  Davis  held  the  last  meeting  of  his  cabinet  here. 
O.  Henry  (William  S.  Porter)  was  born  here. 

HEALTH— 

Greensboro's  climate  has  none  of  the  rigor  of  the  North,  yet  lacks  the  languor 
of  the  far  South.  St.  Leo's  Hospital  and  the  new  Guilford  County  Tuberculosis 
Sanitarium  are  the  two  largest,  while  there  are  several  smaller  hospitals  and 
private  sanitariums.  The  Guilford  County  Home  for  the  poor  is  a  model  of 
its  kind. 

AMUSEMENT— 

The  National  Theatre  is  one  the  finest  and  largest  in  the  South  and  features 
good  road  shows  and  movies.  In  addition  to  the  various  theatres  the  city  has 
league  baseball  and  the  Central  Carolina  Fair. 

THE  TRIANGLE— 

Greensboro  is  at  the  eastern  point  of  the  famous  "Industrial  Triangle"  formed 
with  Winston-Salem,  the  underwear  and  tobacco  city ;  and  High  Point,  the 
furniture  city.  In  this  triangle  are  120,000  people,  323  factories  with  $126,000,000 
capital  invested.  They  produced  in  1922  goods  valued  at  $305,000,000— the 
largest  production  of  any  city  or  area  of  like  size  in  the  United  States. 

INSURANCE— 

Greensboro  is  the  South's  greatest  insurance  center.  It  is  the  Home  Office  and 
headquarters  of  five  life  and  five  fire  insurance  companies  with  combined  capi- 
tal of  $2,700,000 ;  income  $13,000,000;  surplus  $44-1,115,000.  The  Jefferson  Standard 
Life  Insurance  Company  has  recently  completed  a  17-story  office  building.  The 
Pilot  Life  Insurance  Company  is  another  of  Greensboro's  strong  companies. 
It  was  formerly  the  Southern  Life  and  Trust  Company. 

INDUSTRY— 

Greensboro  is  a  city  of  industry.  Just  a  few  of  her  many  plants  may  be  men- 
tioned. Among  these  are  Proximity  and  Revolution  Cotton  Mills.  The  Carolina 
Steel  and  Iron  Co.,  who  make  a  general  line  of  structural  steel  for  all  purposes, 
and  the  El  Rees-So  Cigar  Co.,  manufacturers  of  the  famous  El-Rees-So  cigars. 
Over  seven  million  a  year  are  made  and  half  of  them  are  consumed  in  North 
Carolina.  The  "Wysong  &  Miles  Co.  are  manufacturers  of  wood-working  machin- 
ery. The  Newman  Machinery  Co.  also  makes  a  general  line  of  woodworking 
machinery,  including  flooring  and  lath  machinery,  molders  and  saws.  The  Mc- 
Glamerv  Auto  Co.  has  one  of  the  most  up-to-date  Ford  distributing  plants  in 
the  State. 

DISTRIBUTION   POINT— 

Greensboro  has  direct  freight  service  and  package  car  service  to  points  through- 
out this  section.  Freight  rates  are  so  favorable  to  Greensboro  that  no  city  can 
compete  with  her  in  her  native  territory. 

AGRICULTURE— 

While  large  Quantities  of  truck,  poultry  and  dairy  products  are  raised  here  and 
shipped  away,  the  demand  still  far  exceeds  the  supply.  Conditions  are  unusually 
favorable  for  raising  these  products  and  they  net  large  returns. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Few  sections  of  the  State  offer  the  tremendous  possibilities  of  returns  for  the 
investment  made  as  does  Greensboro  and  Guilford  County — not  only  in  manu- 
facture and  agriculture,  but  in  almost  any  line  of  endeavor.  Write  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce. 


The  Jefferson  Standard  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany's office  building,  seventeen  stories  high, 
is  one  of  the  finest  and  most  attractive  office 
structures  in  the  entire  South. 


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Greenville 


Pitt  County 


Greenville — "The  Market  for  Pitt  County" 

LOCATION— 

Greenville  is  located  in  the  heart  of  Pitt  County  on  the  southern  bank  of  the 
Tar  River  about  half-way  between  Tarboro  and  Washington.  Pitt  County  is 
a  part  of  the  broad,  eastern  coastal  plain  of  the  State  and  is  bordered  by  six 
counties  as  follows:  Edgecombe  and  Martin  Counties  on  the  north,  Beaufort 
County  on  the  east,  Craven  County  on  the  south,  and  by  Lenoir,  Wilson  and 
Greene  Counties  on  the  west. 

RAILWAYS— 

Pitt  County  is  amply  served  by  railways  while  Greenville  itself  has  railway 
service  in  four  directions.  Greenville  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Norfolk  Southern 
Railway  which  runs  southeast  from  Norfolk  through  Greenville  to  Raleigh,  the 
State  Capital,  and  on  south  to  Charlotte.  At  Greenville  this  line  is  crossed 
by  the  Weldon-to-Kinston  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway.  This 
line  connects  with  the  main  line  at  "Weldon  giving  Greenville  direct  passenger 
and  freight  connection  with  Richmond,  Washington  and  New  York.  In  addition 
to  the  above,  Pitt  County  is  crossed  by  the  Rocky  -Mount-Parmele-Plymouth 
branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  by  the  Pa rmele-to- Washington  branch 
of  the  same  system.  The  East  Carolina  Railway  from  Tarboro  through  Farm- 
ville  to  Hookerton  also  crosses  the  county.  Thus  it  is  seen  that  almost  every 
part  of  the  county  is  directly  served  by  a  railroad,  enabling  Pitt  county  to 
transport   all   her   products    to   leading    markets    very   quickly. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Greenville  and  Pitt  County  are  equally  well  served  by  State  Highways.  No. 
91  runs  east  from  Raleigh  through  Wilson,  Greenville,  and  Washington  to  Swan- 
quarter.  This  route  is  crossed  at  Greenville  by  No.  II  which  runs  north  from 
Keenansville  through  Kinston  and  Greenville  to  Parmele.  No.  12  runs  north 
from  Snow  Hill  to  Tarboro  and  passes  through  Pitt  County,  touching  Farmville. 
No.  90,  which  runs  east  from  Raleigh  through  Rocky  Mount,  Tarboro,  Williams- 
ton  and  Plymouth  to  Columbia,  and  tips  the  upper  part  of  the  County  at  Bethel. 
In  addition  to  these  State  routes  there  is  a  fine  system  of  county  roads.  In- 
cluding both  State  and  county  highways  Pitt  has  a  total  of  over  83.7  miles  of 
improved    roads. 

CITY  DATA— 

Greenville  has  many  miles  of  well-shaded,  paved  streets  flanked  by  concrete 
sidewalks.  The  city  owns  and  operates  its  own  water  and  light  plants  and  has 
many  miles  of  water  main  and  a  modern  sewerage  system  extending  throughout 
the  city.  Greenville  has  a  well-equipped  fire  department.  The  Home  Telephone 
and  Telegraph  Company  is  one  of  the  city's  efficient  utility  operators  and  has 
a  modern  telephone  exchange  building  in  the  heart  of  the  city.  The  Strand 
Theatre  furnishes  the  city  with  amusement.  The  Daily  Reflector  is  Greenville's 
newspaper,  and  enjoys  a  large  circulation.  A  gas  plant  is  now  being  installed. 
The  city  tax  rate  is  $1.00,  while  the  assessed  valuation  is  $8,751,42(i.00. 

COUNTRY  CLUB— 

Greenville  has  a  well-appointed  Country  Club  located  about  2  miles  from  the 
city  on  the  banks  of  a  beautiful  lake.  Opposite  the  club  house  there  is  a  fine 
golf  course  furnishing  excellent  sport. 

HOTELS— 

Greenville  has  two  hotels,  the  Proctor  and  the  Princeton.  The  Proctor  is  Ameri- 
can Plan  while  the  Princeton  is  European.  These  are  both  well-equipped  and 
are  distinct  assets  to  the  city. 

ROTARY  CLUB— 

The  Greenville  Rotary  Club  has  erected  a  handsome  club  house  with  a  modern 
gymnasium    included.      So    far    as    can    be    learned,    this    is    the    only    club    house 


anywhere 


the  world  erected  and  owned  by   Rotarians. 


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Population  7,500 


1920  —  5,772 


Pitt — "The  County  of  Diversified  Crops" 

POPULATION— 

In  1920  Greenville  had  a  population  of  5,772,  while  today  it  is  about  7,500.  Pitt 
County  had  a  population  of  43,569  in  1920.  The  white  population  was  22,544  and 
the  colored  was  23,025.  The  climate  of  Pitt  County  is  so  mild  that  outdoor  life 
is  enjoyed  the  year  round.  Hunting  and  fishing  are  favorite  sports  and  are 
engaged  in  at  all  seasons. 

ED  UCATION— RELIG  ION— 

Greenville  has  an  excellent  system  of  public  schools.  There  is  a  modern  high 
school  building  and  a  well-equipped  grammar  school  building.  A  $200,000  bond 
issue  has  been  voted  for  new  schools.  A  modern  school  is  operated  in  connection 
with  the  East  Carolina  Teachers'  College  here.  There  are  nine  churches  here 
representing  the  leading  denominations. 

COLLEGE— 

The  East  Carolina  Teachers  College  is  located  at  Greenville.  This  is  one  of  the 
State  institutions  of  higher  learning  and  specializes  in  the  great  public  school 
system  of  the  State.  The  college  has  nine  buildings  in  use  at  present  while 
an  extensive  building  program  is  now  under  way  involving  the  expenditure  of 
over  $1,025,000.  When  these  additional  dormitories  and  other  buildings  are  com- 
pleted the  college  will  have  a  capacity  of  over  nine  hundred  students. 

INDUSTRY— 

Greenville  has  a  total  of  over  20  manufacturing  plants  including  5  bottling 
plants,  2  monument  works,  a  buggy  plant,  a  cotton  mill,  a  hosiery  mill,  an  ice 
plant,  fertilizer  works,  florist,  bakery  and  candy  shop.  The  Flannagan  Buggy 
Factory  is  Greenville's  oldest  and  largest  manufacturing  plant.  This  company 
is  also  the  Ford  distributor  here. 

TOBACCO  MARKET— 

Greenville  is  one  of  the  largest  bright-leaf  tobacco  markets  in  the  State.  There 
are  over  16  large  tobacco  sales  rooms  and  warehouses  located  in  the  city.  Over 
three-fourths  of  all  the  tobacco  sold  on  the  Greenville  market  is  shipped  abroad — 
a  large  part  of  it  going  to  China. 

BANKING— 

Greenville  has  three  banks  which,  with  those  of  the  county,  have  total  capital, 
surplus  and  undivided  profits  of  $1,108,277;  deposits  of  $(i,47  4,142,  and  resources 
of  $8,298,333.  The  National  Bank  of  Greenville  is  the  largest  with  capital  of 
$100,000,  deposits  of  $1,1(33,855  and  total  resources  of  $1,343,271.  These  banks 
are  well  able  to  care  for  Greenville's  needs. 

HOSPITAL— 

The  Pitt  Community  Hospital  has  recently  been  completed  and  has  42  beds  and 
all  modern  equipment  throughout.  There  are  both  white  and  colored  depart- 
ments. A  new  nurses'  home  adjoins  it.  The  staff  includes  12  physicians  and 
3  graduate  nurses.     The  Hospital  has  a  capital  of  $80,000. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  soils  of  Pitt  County  are  more  varied  than  those  of  any  other  county  in 
the  Pamlico  section,  there  being  11  different  kinds  here.  They  are  peculiarly 
adapted  to  the  growing  of  bright-leaf  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  peanuts,  Irish  and 
sweet  potatoes,  velvet  beans,  soy  beans,  hay,  grain  crops,  various  fruit  and 
truck  crops  and  livestock,  Pitt  is  one  of  the  largest  bright-leaf  tobacco  pro- 
ducing counties  in  the  State,  and  ranks  thirty-fifth  out  of  the  50  leading  counties 
in  the  United  States  in  the  value  of  all  crops. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Greenville  is  just  beginning  a  period  of  prosperity  and  progress  never  before 
equalled  and  invites  the  investigation  of  its  advantages  in  manufacturing,  agri- 
culture or  any  other  line  of  endeavor.  Write  the  Greenville  Chamber  of 
Commerce. 


Pitt  County  has  a  greater  variety  of  soils  than 
any  other  county  of  the  Pamlico  Section.  It 
is  a  leader  in  the  State  in  the  production  of 
bright-leaf  tobacco.  Other  crops  include  cot- 
ton, corn  peanuts,  potatoes,  beans,  fruits,  truck 
and  livestock. 


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Hamlet 


Richmond  Countv 


Hamlet —  The  "Pivot  Point"  of  the  Carolinas 


LOCATION- 


Hamlet  is  known  as  the  "Pivot  Point"  because  it  is  located  in  the  exact  center 
of  the  two  Carolinas.  It  is  a  very  important  railway  point,  being  the  pivot  point 
of  eight  branches  of  railway.  Hamlet  is  in  the  Southeastern  corner  of  Rich- 
mond Count}',  which  is  on  the  southern  houndary  of  North  Carolina,  about  one- 
third  of  the  way  from  the  coast  to  the  Tennessee  line.  The  County  is  bounded 
by  South  Carolina  on  the  South,  Scotland  County  on  the  East,  Montgomery  -ind 
Moore  Counties  on  the  North,  and  is  separated  from  Anson  County  on  the  West 
by  the  Yadkin  Hiver,  and  further  down  by  the  Great  Pec  Dee  River  after  the 
junction  of  the  Yadkin  with  Little  Pee  Dec.  Hamlet  is  located  in  the  very 
heart  of  both  the  peach  and  tobacco  belts. 


RAILROADS- 


Hamlet  is  recognized  as  a  very  important  railway  center.  It  is  on  the  main 
line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  from  Richmond  to  Tampa ;  also  on  the  main 
line  of  the  Seaboard  from  Norfolk  to  Atlanta  and  Birmingham,  and  is  also  on 
the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Rutherfordton  branch  of  the  Seaboard,  while  it  is 
the  northern  terminus  of  the  Hamlet-Chnrlesfon-Savannah  branch  of  the  Sea- 
board. The  Rockingham  Railway,  which  passes  near  the  city,  runs  south  to 
Bennetts ville,  S.  C,  where  connection  is  made  for  both  Florence  and  Sumter 
and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  system.  This  places  Hamlet  in  direct  touch  with 
each  of  the  five  South-Atlantic  Seaports,  having  a  direct  line  to  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing ports:  Norfolk,  Wilmington,  Charleston,  Savannah  and  Jacksonville. 
The  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  shops  arc  located  in  Hamlet,  as  well  as  the 
Divisional  Offices  of  that  road.  The  Hamlet  re-icing  station  is  the  largest 
plant  of  its  kind  in  the  South,  and  the  contract  has  already  been  let  for  doubling 
its  capacity  in  order  to  care  for  the  large  increases  in  shipping  of  fruits,  and 
vegetables  from  this  section.  The  Seaboard  also  maintains  a  large  Transfer 
Station  for  handling  their  freight  through  this  junction  point.  The  payroll  of 
the  Seaboard  here  amounts  to  about  $200,000  per  month,  or  $2,400,000  a  year. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Hamlet  is  located  on  the  Quebec-Miami  Highway  which  connects  the  North  with 
the  South,  and  thousands  of  winter  tourists  pass  Hamlet  each  season  going  to 
Florida.  It  is  also  on  the  Wilmington-Chariot  I e- A sheville  Highway  which  is 
now  being  hard-surfaced  throughout  its  entire  length.  These  principal  highways, 
together  with  numerous  short  intersecting  roads,  give  Hamlet  easy  access  to 
a  trade  territory  of  fifty  miles  radius,  commanding  a  large  part  of  the  trade 
of  a  population  of  approximately  three  hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  people. 


CLIMATE^ 


Hamlet  is  in  the  lower,  or  Southern  part,  of  the  celebrated  Sandhill  territory 
where  the  air  drainage  has  a  remarkable  effect  upon  the  climate.  Thus  Hamlet 
has  a  dry  but  very  pleasant  atmosphere  throughout  the  entire  year.  The  many 
sandhills  throughout  this  section  have  the  effect  of  giving  mild  winters.  Even 
a  bard  rain  fails  to  produce  an  unpleasant  day,  for  within  a  few  minutes  after 
such  a  rain,  golf  and  other  outdoor  sports  may  be  enjoyed.  The  climate  in 
this  zone  is  largely  responsible  for  the  numerous  winter  tourist  resorts  located 
near  Hamlet. 


HOTELS— 


Hamlet  has   at  present   three   Hotels 
mercialj  with  a  new  one  planned. 


the  Terminal,  the   Seaboard,  the  Com- 


CLUBS- 


The  Fraternal  Organizations  are  represented  by  the  Masonic  Bodies,  Junior 
Order  American  Mechanics  and  the  various  railway  unions.  The  Women's  Club 
is  a  live  organization. 


The  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  Shops  and 
Divisional  Officers  are  located  here.  The 
monthly  payroll  of  the  Seaboard  in  Hamlet 
averages  about  two-hundred  thousand  dollars. 
Hamlet  is  an  important  railroad  center. 


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Population  7,500 


1920  —  3,808 


Hamlet —  The  "Peach"  Town 

AGRICULTURE— 

Hamlet's  chief  industry  is  that  of  Agriculture.  The  city  is  in  the  very  center 
of  the  peach  belt  that  extends  from  Southren  Pines,  N.  C,  to  Columbia,  S.  C. 
It  is  also  in  the  midst  of  the  tobacco  belt  which  extends  East  and  West  for  over 
a  hundred  miles.  These  two  principal  crops  are  supplemented  by  truck,  berries 
and  cotton.  Poultry  raising  and  dairying  have  also  assumed  considerable  im- 
portance in  this  section.  Hamlet  is  thus  the  center  of  a  large  producing  coun- 
try and  is  the  market  and  shipping  point  for  a  large  tonnage  which  goes  to 
points  throughout  the  East  and  South. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Hamlet's  industries  include  lumber  and  wood  manufacturing  by  the  following 
firms:  W.  R.  Bonsai  Constructing  Co.,  Hamlet  Manufacturing  Co.,  and  the 
Carolina  Contracting  Co.  The  Hamlet  Sign  Works  makes  electric  and  other 
type  signs.  The  Buttercup  Ice  Cream  Co.  and  the  Hamlet  Steam  Bakery  are 
distributors  and  make  their  own  respective  products. 

FINANCE— 

The  Bank  of  Hamlet  and  the  Page  Trust  Co.,  are  the  principal  banking  houses 
and  are  fully  able  to  meet  the  requirements  in  financing  the  needs  of  the  city. 
These  two  banks  have  a  combined  capital  of  $125,000.00;  combined  surplus  of 
$75,000.00,  and  combined  deposits  of  $1,500,000.00. 

PROGRESS— 

The  city  is  run  on  the  commission  plan  and  the  commissioners  are  soon  to  let 
the  contract  for  a  new  City  Hall  to  cost  between  fifty  and  seventy-five  thousand 
dollars.  This  building  is  planned  to  care  for  the  needs  of  a  city  of  about  twenty 
thousand  population.  A  new  Masonic  Temple  is  to  be  started  at  a  very  early 
date.  Plans  are  being  drawn  for  the  erection  of  a  modern  one  hundred  room 
fire-proof  hotel  to  be  located  at  "Three  Points"  at  the  upper  edge  of  the  busi- 
ness district  and  construction  will  be  pushed,  as  the  hotel  is  needed  at  once. 

FACTS— 

Hamlet  has  a  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Kiwanis  Club,  and  a  Young  Men's  Business 
League.  Richmond  County  has  a  Tobacco  Development  Association  with  an 
all-time  expert  Tobacco  Agent  at  its  head.  The  Richmond  Farm  Bureau  of  the 
County  is  also  working  for  the  farmers,  making  most  liberal  arrangements  with 
those  who  move  into  the  county,  for  either  operating,  renting  or  cropping. 
Hamlet  has  a  well-equipped  motor  lire  department  and  adequate  police  protec- 
tion. The  water  system  is  excellent.  The  water  is  brought  to  the  city  from 
the  many  springs  throughout  the  Sandhills,  and  gives  the  city  an  adequate 
supply.  The  city  is  supplied  by  electric  power  generated  at  Bluitt  Falls,  a 
few  miles  away. 

RELIGION— EDUCATION— 

All  leading  denominations  are  represented  here.  The  city  has  a  splendid 
$100,000.00  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  a  Salvation  Army  and  Boy  Scouts.  The  schools  are 
attended  by  over  seventeen  hundred  pupils.  A  new  $50,000.00  High  School 
is  a  real  asset  to  the  school  system. 

HEALTH— 

The  city  has  two  hospitals — The  Hamlet  Hospital  and  the  Moncure  Hospital, 
both  well  equipped.  On  the  outer  edge  of  the  city  there  are  numerous  lakes 
for  fishing,  bathing  and  boating. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

The  business  men  are  ready  always  to  welcome  the  stranger  and  newcomer. 
Information  gladly  furnished  by  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  or  the  Richmond 
County  Development  Board. 


Hamlet's  chief  industry  is  agriculture.  Hamlet 
is  in  the  center  of  the  Peach  belt,  and  also  in  the 
heart  of  the  Tobacco  belt.  Other  crops  are 
truck,  berries  and  cotton,  while  poultry  raising 
and  dairying  are  gaming  favor  daily. 


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Henderson 

Vance  County 


Henderson — "The  City  of  Diversified  Industries" 

LOCATION— 

Henderson  is  located  in  the  very  heart  of  Vance  county,  which  borders  Virginia 
on  the  north,  Granville  County  on  the  west,  Franklin  County  to  the  South,  and 
Warren  County  on  the  east.  Henderson  is  located  on  good  highways  and  has 
splendid  railway  service.  It  is  about  140  miles  inland,  about  halfway  between 
the  mountains  and  the  sea,  and  high  enough  to  avoid  the  low,  swampy  lands 
near  the  coast. 

RAILROADS— 

Henderson  is  situated  on  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  from 
Richmond  to  Tampa,  and  also  on  the  Norfolk-Birmingham  line  of  that  railway. 
In  addition,  the  Seaboard  operates  a  line  from  Henderson  to  Durham,  while  the 
Southern  Railway  serves  the  city  by  a  line  from  Henderson  to  Oxford,  where 
connection  is  made  for  Durham  to  the  South  and  to  Keysville  Virginia,  to  the 
North.  At  the  former  point  the  Grecnsboro-Goldsboro  branch  of  the  Southern 
is  tapped,  while  the  Danville—Richmond  branch  is  connected  with  at  Keysville. 
Henderson  is  113  miles  South  of  Richmond,  44  miles  north  of  Raleigh,  the  State 
Capital,  738  miles  north  of  Tampa,  632  miles  from  Birmingham,  and  131  miles 
southwest  of  Norfolk.  Henderson  enjoys  the  convenience  of  all-steel  through 
trains  to  Norfolk,  Washington,  Baltimore,  New  York  and  other  eastern  points, 
and  to  Savannah,  Jacksonville,  Atlanta  and  Birmingham,  with  through  cars 
on  to  New  Orleans  and  western  points.  Thirty  passenger  trains  a  day  and  two 
solid  express  trains  daily  give  Henderson  excellent  passenger  service.  Henderson, 
the  County  Seat  of  Vance  County,  is  the  highest  point  on  the  main  line  of  Ihc 
Seaboard   Air   Line    Raliway   between   Washington,   D.   C,   and   Tampa,   Florida. 

SHIPPING— 

Henderson's  location  is  such  that  materials  manufactured  and  turned  over  to 
the  railroads  by  noon  take  through  freights  for  Richmond  and  Norfolk,  arriving 
there  the  same  day.  At  Richmond  transfer  may  be  made  for  all  Northern 
and  Western  markets,  while  shipment  through  the  port  of  Norfolk  gives  Hen- 
derson both  rail  and  water  outlets.  Manufactured  materials  going  South  have 
the  same  direct  fast  freight  connections.  Raw  materials  for  the  operation  of  the 
factories  may  also  be  had  or  brought  into  Henderson  at  a  nominal  figure  and 
without  delays,  due  to  this  service. 

POWER— 

Hydro-electric  power  operates  practically  all  of  Henderson's  industries  and 
can  be  had  in  sufficient  quantity  to  supply  the  industrial  demands  of  Henderson. 
Steam  auxiliary  plants  are  maintained  by  the  power  company  to  insure  uninter- 
rupted service.  The  service  furnished  by  the  power  company  is  very  satisfac- 
tory to  all  consumers  from  all  standpoints  of  convenience  in  operation,  increased 
production,  minimum  cost  of  plant  maintenance,  repair,  and  cost  of  power  itself. 
Its  use,  therefore,  spells  progress  for  the  manufacturer,  and  its  universal  use 
throughout  the  city  denotes  the  city's  progress. 

FINANCES— 

Henderson  is  served  by  four  strong  banks,  having  a  combined  capital  and 
resources  of  Sl,600,-122  in  1922.  Total  resources  $|.,863,502,  and  deposits  of 
$3,131,670. 


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Vance  County  is  rich  in  her  agricultural  re- 
sources. Tobacco  and  cotton  are  the  two  out- 
standing crops.  Six  large  tobacco  warehouses 
sold  15,000,000  pounds  of  tobacco  one  season  in 
Henderson,  and  this  city  is  one  of  the  best  cot- 
ton and  cotton  seed  markets  in  the  State. 


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Population  12,000 

1920  —  5,222 


Henderson — "The  Industrial  and  Marketing  Center" 

LABOR— 

Henderson  has  approximately  12,000  inhabitants,  including  suburban  area. 
Ninety-five  per  cent  of  this  population  is  of  Anglo-Saxon  type,  furnishing  the 
best  laborers.  There  is  an  abundant  supply  of  efficient,  skilled  labor  both  male 
and  female.     Henderson  never  has  strikes  or  labor  disturbances. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Henderson,  with  her  splendid  transportation  facilities,  her  natural  advantages 
of  climate,  her  sanitary  improvements  and  excellent  electric  service  combined, 
makes  it  a  healthful,  desirable  and  profitable  manufacturing  center.  Among  the 
more  important  plants  in  the  city  may  be  mentioned  the  Vance  Guano  Works 
whose  enormous  plant  is  a  part  of  the  American  Agricultural  Chemical  Com- 
pany chain  of  southern  plants.  This  plant  is  the  home  of  the  "Fish"  brand  of 
fertilizers.  The  Jones  Furniture  Company  manufactures  a  complete  line  of 
living  room  furniture.  They  sell  to  wholesale  trade  only,  but  their  territory 
extends  over  the  entire  South.  Henderson  is  the  home  of  the  Corbitt  Motor 
Truck  Company,  the  largest  builders  of  high  grade  motor  trucks  in  the  South. 
The  "Vanco"  brand  flour  is  made  in  Henderson.  The  Pepsi  Cola  Bottling 
Works  bottles  a  line  of  pure  drinks,  one  of  the  favorites  being  "Grape."  This 
concern  has  grown  with  the  city  and  enjoys  an  excellent  business  because  of  the 
standard  of  purity  and  health  maintained. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Henderson  is  on  the  new  "Short  Route"  between  the  North  and  the  South,  and 
"Capital  to  Capital  Route,"  also  on  a  "Cross  State  Route"  from  Norfolk  and  the 
extreme  end  of  Eastern  Carolina  to  Western  North  Carolina.  The  hard  surfac- 
ing of  these  routes  as  planned  in  the  State  Highway  System  will  greatly  add  to 
their  value  from  a  transportation  standpoint.  They  are  even  now  well  main- 
tained and  always  a  joy  to  the  motorist. 

HOTELS— 

Henderson  has  two  hotels — the  Vance  and  the  Central.  The  Vance  is  the  largest 
and  caters  both  to  tourists  and  commercial  men.  It  is  run  on  the  European 
plan,  although  a  splendid  cuisine  is  run  in  connection  with  it.  The  Vance  is  a 
rendezvous  of  traveling  men. 

THEATRES— 

The  Riggan  Theatre  is  one  of  the  most  modern  theatres  in  the  State.  It  has 
the  largest  stage  between  Washington  and  Atlanta.  Its  capacity  is  1000  and 
offers  picked  road  attractions  and  photo  plays.  There  are  three  other  movie 
houses  in  the  city. 

STORES— 

One  of  the  outstanding  stores  in  the  city  is  the  Rose  Five,  Ten  and  Twenty- 
five  cent  store.  This  is  the  Home  Office  of  a  chain  located  in  Virginia  and  the 
two  Carolinas.  The  Rose  Mercantile  Company  is  also  owned  by  them  and  im- 
ports toys,  hosiery  and  notions. 

FACTS— 

Elevation  of  505  feet  above  sea  level  makes  Henderson  the  highest  point  in 
Eastern  Carolina.  The  average  temperature  is  G7.5  degrees;  precipitation  48.04. 
The  assessed  valuation  (1922)  of  the  city  was  $8,2G4,892.00;  Vance  County 
$22,534,002.00.  The  city  tax  rate  was  89*  cents,  county  88  cents;  Post  Office 
Receipts  $34,000.44.  Henderson  has  modern  sewerage  system  and  water  supply, 
motorized  fire  department,  one  high  school,  eight  graded  schools,  strong  churches 
of  all  leading  denominations,  well  equipped  hospital,  active  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, paved  streets,  electric  light,  gas,  telephone  and  telegraph  service,  and 
two  sanitary  dairies.     Active  civic  organizations  are  a  great  asset  to  the  city. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Henderson  has  ample  sites  and  trackage  for  factories  and  warehouses,  and  well 
located  land  on  which  to  build  manufacturing  plants.  The  Chamber  of  Commerce 
welcomes  inquiry  and  investigation. 


Henderson,  the  industrial  and  marketing  cen- 
ter, has  four  large  cotton  mills,  motor  truck 
works,  fertilizer  plant,  furniture  plants,  flour 
mills,  etc.  Ample  hydro-electric  power,  con- 
tented labor,  excellent  shipping  facilities  and 
cheap  raw  material  are  offered  manufacturers. 


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Hendersonville 

Henderson  Countv 


Hendersonville — "The  Premier  Resort" 


LOCATION- 


Hendersonville-,  the  County  Seat  of  Henderson  County,  is  also  the  county  metrop- 
olis and  financial  center.  Located  in  the  very  heart  of  the  county,  Henderson- 
ville draws  her  trade  from  all  sections  of  Henderson  county.  Henderson  County 
is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Buncombe  and  McDowell  Counties,  on  the  east  by 
Rutherford  and  Polk  Counties,  on  the  south  by  Greenville  County,  South  Carolina, 
and  on  the  west  by  Transylvania  County.  Situated  in  the  heart  of  the  western 
North  Carolina  mountains  in  the  famous  "Land  of  the  Sky,"  Hendersonville 
draws   tourists   from   all   parts  of   the   South    and    nation. 


RAILWAYS— 


Hendersonville  is  on  the  Southern  Railway  between  Asheville  and  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.  This  line  gives  the  city  direct  passenger  and  Pullman  sleeping  car  service 
to  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis  and  Charleston.  At  Spartanburg  direct  connection  is 
made  with  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  from  Washington  to 
Atlanta.  In  the  summer  season  direct  Pullman  service  is  maintained  to  several 
other  leading  Southern  cities  such  as  Atlanta,  Savannah  and  Wilmington.  A 
branch  of  the  Southern  runs  from  Hendersonville  to  Brevard  and  Lake  Toxaway. 


HIGHWAYS- 


North  Carolina's  splendid  highway  system  has  been  a  distinct  advantage  to 
this  city  as  it  has  enabled  thousands  of  tourists  to  motor  here  from  distant 
points.  These  highways  lead  to  Asheville,  Charlotte,  Brevard,  Franklin,  Green- 
ville and  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  After  reaching  Hendersonville  the  visitor  will 
find  an  excellent  system  of  county  roads  leading  to  the  principal  points  of  interest 
in  the  county.  Hendersonville  is  exactly  midway  between  Cincinnati  and  Jack- 
sonville on  the  famous  Route  "A,"  the  longest  continuous  scenic  highway  in 
America. 


BUS  LINES- 


Hendersonvillc  has  motor  bus  connections  with  leading  centers  in  all  directions, 
including  Asheville,  Waynesville,  Black  Mountain,  Ml.  Mitchell,  Chimney  Rock, 
Charlotte,   Brevard,   Greenville  and   Spartanburg,   S.   C. 


CITY  FACTS 


Hendersonville  lias  an  assessed  valuation  of  $7,500,000.00,  a  million  dollar  water 
system,  electricity  for  home  use  at  7  cents  per  kw.  and  about  one  cent  per  kw. 
hour  for  industrial  use,  a  $300,000.00  public  scshool  system  with  large  additions 
planned,  ten  miles  of  paved  streets,  four  golf  courses,  various  fraternal  orders, 
two  moving  picture  houses,  a  City  Hall  and  Auditorium,  public  library,  parks, 
and  motorized   fire  department. 


CIVIC  DATA- 


Hendersonville  has  five  church  organizations,  two  daily  newspapers — The  News 
and  The  Times,  a  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Merchants  Association,  six  accredited 
real    estate    firms,    a    Kiwanis    Club,    Parent-Teacher    Association. 


INDUSTRY 


Hendersonville  has  at  present  three  hosiery  mills  with  a  large  cotton  manufac- 
turing plant  under  construction.  While  climate  and  surroundings  make  Hender- 
sonville a  great  tourist  center,  the  city  offers  many  strong  inducements  to 
manufacturers.     The  city  furnishes  free  sites  for  plants. 


FINANCES 


Three   banks   have   total   deposits   of   $2,225,000.00   with    total    resources   of   over 
$2,<JUO,000.0U. 


Hendersonville  is  the  center  of  one  of  the  fast- 
est growing,  apple  producing  regions  in  all  the 
country.  Agriculture,  as  well  as  new  manufac- 
turies,  hold  forth  large  returns  to  the  investor. 


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Population  5,000 


1920  —  3,720 


Hendersonville — "In  the  "Land  of  the  Sky'  '* 


CLIMATE- 


Hendersonville,  situated  on  the  famous  Henderson  plateau  at  an  altitude  of 
2,250  feet,  has  a  fine  all-year-round  climate.  The  all  the  year  round  normal 
mean  temperature  is  56  degrees,  while  the  city  has  a  higher  day  temperature 
in  winter  than  many  places  with  the  same  mean  temperature.  The  December 
temperature  in  the  shade  is  (i7  degrees,  with  66  for  January  and  61  for  February. 
Of  the  year  there  are  214  sunny  days,  91  partly  cloudy,  with  only  60  cloudy.  The 
summer  weather  is  that  of  the  mountains — invigorating  and  buoyant — making 
outdoor  life  appealing. 

SCENERY— 

Excellent  scenic  gems  surround  the  city  and  among  these  are  included  Horse 
Shoe,  Jump  Off,  Sugar  Loaf,  Bear  Wallow,  Pinnacle  and  Stoney  Mountains. 
The  highway  up  Stoney  Mountain  is  considered  one  of  the  best  graded  roads 
in  eastern  America.  Just  outside  the  city  limits  is  Laurel  Park,  a  beautiful 
natural  playground  offering  varied  recreation,  with  a  two-story  casino,  audi- 
torium and  bath  houses. 

POINTS  OF  INTEREST— 

Near  Hendersonville  are  many  of  Nature's  wonders,  such  as  Pisgah  National 
Forest,  Mount  Mitchell,  Caesar's  Head,  Chimney  Rock,  Stoney  Mountain,  Lake 
Kanuga,  Summit  Lake.  These  are  all  easily  accessible  from  the  city.  Asheville 
is  only  20  miles  north,  reached  over  a  concrete  highway. 

SPORTS— 

There  are  four  golf  courses  available  to  visitors,  offering  excellent  sport.  The 
city  also  maintains  baseball  and  football  fields,  basketball  and  tennis  courts, 
as  well  as  swings,  slides,  strides,  and  a  large  gymnasium  for  indoor  sports,  thus 
catering  to  both  old  and  young.  Hunting  and  fishing  are  always  good.  A  band 
is  employed  for  daily  concerts  during  the  summer.  Leading  artists  and  good 
movies  may  be  heard  and  seen  any  time  throughout  the  year. 

SCHOOLS— CAMPS— 

Hendersonville  is  proud  of  her  private  schools.  There  are  two  for  boys — Carolina 
Military  Naval  Academy  and  the  Blue  Ridge  School  for  Boys,  and  Fassifern,  a 
high  grade  home  school  for  girls.  Each  of  these  schools  draws  students  from 
distant  points  as  a  result  of  the  high-grade  character  of  the  work  done.  Edu- 
cational and  recreational  facilities  are  offered  by  a  number  of  camps  during 
the  summer  season.  A  few  of  the  better  established  camps  include  one  at  High- 
land Lake,  two  at  Laurel  Park,  Camp  Minnehaha,  and  a  Camp  Fire  Girls  camp 
at   Bat  Cave. 

HOTELS— 

Those  wishing  the  life  of  the  larger  hotels  will  find  it  at  Park  Hill  Hotel,  Kanuga 
Lake  Inn,  Carolina  Terrace,  The  Hodge  well.  The  Kentucky  Home,  and  High- 
land Lake  Inn,  while  The  Cedars,  Waverly,  Laurel  Park  Villa,  Woodfields, 
Osceola  Hotel,  The  Aloha  and  the  Ingleside  are  popular  family  hotels.  Among 
the  leading  boarding  houses  are:  The  Carson  Home,  Pine  Grove,  The  Florida 
Home,  The  Bryan  Home,  The  Richelieu  and  Maple  Grove. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

While  Hendersonville  attracts  over  75,000  summer  and  5,000  winter  visitors,  the 
city  offers  splendid  opportunity  for  new  industries  and  agricultural  development, 
especially  live  stock  raising,  dairying,  grains  and  apple  growing.  In  addition, 
the  city  has  much  to  offer  the  horne-seeker.  Write  the  Secretary  of  the  Hender- 
sonville Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Hendersonville,  although  a  tourist  city,  enter- 
taining over  80,000  visitors  a  year,  offers  the 
homeseeker  an  excellent  all-year  climate,  low 
living  costs  and  very  healthful  surroundings. 


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Hickory 


Catawba  County 


Hickory — "Hear  Hickory  Hum" 

LOCATION— 

Hickory  is  situated  in  the  central- western  section  of  North  Carolina,  on  the 
Asheville  Division  of  the  Southern  Railway.  It  is  in  the  upper  edge  of  the 
famous  Piedmont  Plateau  near  the  foot  of  the  mountains.  Hickory  is  in  the 
northern  part  of  Catawba  County  which  is  bounded  by  Alexander  County  on 
the  north,  Iredell  County  on  the  east,  Lincoln  County  on  the  south,  and  by  Burke 
and  Caldwell  Counties  on  the  west. 

CLIMATE— 

Hickory  is  1200  feet  above  sea  level,  just  30  miles  from  the  Blue  Ridge.  Sheltered 
by  the  mountains,  her  winters  are  mild,  while  the  tempered  breezes  make  the 
summers  cool  and  invigorating.  From  the  streets  of  Hickory  may  be  seen  many 
of  the  famous  peaks  of  North  Carolina,  including  Grandfather!  Table  Rock,  and 
Mount  Mitchell,  situated  in  the  nearby  "Land  of  the  Sky".  Hickory  enjoys 
a  splendid  all-year-round  climate  with  an  average  annual  temperature  of  00.2 
degrees,  and  a  record  of  more  than  300  days  of  sunshine  each  year. 

RAILROADS— 

Hickory  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway  System  and  the  Carolina  and  North- 
western Railway.  Eight  passenger  trains  on  the  Southern  carry  Pullman  sleepers 
direct  to  New  York,  Washington,  Cincinnati  and  other  leading  centers.  Two 
trains  on  the  Carolina  and  Northwestern  connect  at  Gaston  in  with  the  main 
line  of  the  Southern  for  Atlanta,  and  at  Chester,  S.  C,  with  the  Charlotte  to 
Augusta  branch  of  the  Southern.  Hickory  is  S3  miles  east  of  Asheville,  58  miles 
west  of  Salisbury  and  189  miles  from   Raleigh,  the  State  Capital. 

HIGHWAYS— 

While  Hickory  is  served  by  only  two  State  Highways,  it  is  the  hub  of  a  splendid 
network  of  county-maintained  roads.  Hickory  is  on  the  Central  Highway,  the 
State's  great  Coast-to-Mountain  Highway,  and  is  the  southern  terminus  of  No. 
17  which  runs  through  Lenoir  to  Blowing  Rock  and  Boone. 

BUS  LINES— 

Hickory's  splendid  transportation  facilities  arc  augmented  by  the  operation  of 
motor  bus  lines  to  Lenoir,  Newton,  Statesville  and  Lincolnton. 

CITY  FACTS— 

The  city  of  Hickory  has  4-2  miles  of  laid  out  streets,  15  miles  of  which  are  paved, 
and  27  miles  of  paved  sidewalks.  The  assessed  valuation  within  the  city  proper 
is  $9,907,000.00  with  a  total  city  and  county  tax  rate  of  only  $2.20  on  50% 
valuation.  Hickory  has  one  daily  and  one  semi- weekly  newspaper,  and  three 
theatres.  A  large  municipal  building  has  an  auditorium  that  will  seat  1200 
people  and  houses  all  the  city's  activities.  Hickory  is  the  home  of  the  "Black 
Horse"  troop  and  Headquarters  Company,  National  Guard  of  North  Carolina. 
In  1913  Hickory  adopted  the  City  Manager  plan  of  government,  being  the 
second  city  in  the  United  States  to  adopt  this  plan.  A  modern  fire  department 
gives  Hickory  a  very  low  fire  insurance  rate — one  of  the  lowest  in  the  State. 
Hickory  has   recently  become  a   first-class   Post-Office. 

BUILDING— 

New  building  under  construction  and  planned  foT  1924  includes  a  new  hotel,  an 
addition  to  the  Hotel  Huffry,  an  Armory,  a  new  High  School,  several  buildings 
at  Lenoir  College,  besides  numerous  stores  and   residences. 


Hickory  has  50  manufacturing  plants  with 
'$7,255,000.00  invested  with  an  annual  output 
of  over  $10,125,000.00.  Annual  salaries  of 
$1,500,000.00  are  paid  to  2500  workers.  Plenty 
of  cheap  power  is  available. 


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Population  6,000 


1920  —  5,076 


Hickory — "Metropolis  of  Catawba  County' 

POPULATION— 

Hickory,  the  metropolis  of  Catawba  County,  is  contained  within  an  area  of 
three  and  a  half  square  miles  and  has  a  population  of  of  6,000.  Including  the 
suburbs  of  West  Hickory,  Longview,  Highland,  Windy  City  and  Brookford,  it 
is  the  business  center  of  over  15,000  people.  Hickory,  with  her  State  Highway 
connections  and  county  system  of  improved  roads,  draws  trade  from  a  rural 
population  of  over  25,000  in  Catawba  and  nearby  counties. 

INDUSTRY— 

A  total  of  50  manufacturing  plants  in  Hickory  have  an  invested  capital  of 
$7,255,000.00  with  an  annual  output  valued  at  910,125,000.00.  Over  2500  workmen 
draw  an  annual  payroll  of  $1,500,000.00.  Nearly  100  different  articles  are  made 
in  these  plants,  including  auto  parts,  seats  and  tops,  wooden  boxes  and  shooks, 
metal  boats,  brick,  brooms,  brass,  bronze  and  iron  castings,  building  material, 
butter  and  creamery  products,  canning  outfits,  cigars,  soap,  mill  supplies,  school 
desks,  flour  and  meal,  fabricated  houses,  furniture,  hosiery,  harness  and  leather, 
nursery  products,  monuments,  overalls,  paper  boxes  and  cartons,  pumps,  sash 
cord,  wooden  toys  and  wagons.  The  textile  products  manufactured  are  carpet 
yarns,  curtain  goods,  moleskins,  Palm  Beach  cloth,  and  sateens.  The  Catawba 
Creamery  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  South,  while  the  Howard  Hickory  Company 
operates  one  of  the  largest  nurseries  in  the  state  and  ships  to  many  states  all  over 
America.     The  capital   invested   in   Hickory  plants   is   90  per   cent  local   money. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  rich  river  valleys  produce  food  crops,  while  the  red  uplands  pasture  hundreds 
of  cattle,  produce  sweet  potatoes  in  abundance,  and  large  quantities  of  berries 
and   fruits. 

FINANCE— 

One  National  and  two  state  banks  serve  Hickory  and  have  a  combined  capital 
and  surplus  of  $535,000.00  and  assets  of  $2,891,000.00.  The  First  National  Bank 
is  the  largest  and  has  a  modern  up-to-date  building  of  its  own.  There  are  two 
building  and  loan  associations  which  have  total  assets  of  over  $1,250,000.00. 

SCHOOLS— CHURCHES— 

Hickory  has  10  schools  with  over  2500  pupils.  A  new  High  School  is  now  being 
erected.  Lenoir-Rhyne  College  is  an  "A"  grade  college,  operated  by  the  Luther- 
ans of  North  Carolina.  It  is  the  pride  of  Hickory  and  has  over  300  pupils.  With 
an  endowment  of  a  million  dollars,  it  is  planned  to  build  a  plant  to  cost  a 
million.  An  able  faculty  is  provided.  Hickory's  18  churches  are  divided  among 
the  leading  denominations. 

POWER— 

Within  15  miles  of  Hickory  there  are  8  hydro-electric  plants,  while  the  new 
Rhodhiss  development  of  the  Southern  Power  Company  is  just  out  of  the  city, 
thus  giving  Hickory  an  abundance  of  power  at  very  low  rates — .0125c  per  kilo- 
watt hour  for  use  of  manufacturers,  and  at  .09c   for  lighting  purposes. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Hickory,  a  city  of  home  owners,  offers  the  manufacturer  native  labor  in  abun- 
dance, healthful  living  conditions,  ample  sites,  excellent  transportation,  low  taxes 
as  well  as  the  backing  of  the  city.  Nearness  to  mountain  scenery  will  appeal 
to  the  home  seeker,  while  rich  lands  for  diversified  farming  will  appeal  to  the 
agriculturist.     The  Chamber  of  Commerce  awaits  your  inquiry. 


Hickory  is  the  largest  sash  cord  manufactur- 
ing center  in  the  world,  is  the  home  of  one  of 
the  largest  creameries  in  the  South,  and  is  the 
largest  sweet  potato  market  in  the  State,  and 
has  one  of  the  largest  nurseries  in  the  State. 


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High  Point 

Guilford  County 


High  Point — "The  Industrial  City" 

LOCATION— 

High  Point  is  located  in  the  very  heart  of  North  Carolina's  largest  manufacturing 
center.  The  cities  of  Greensboro,  Winston-Salem  and  High  Point  form  a 
triangle  which  ranks  as  one  of  the  greatest  manufacturing  areas  in  the  country. 
High  Point  is  in  the  southwestern  corner  of  Guilford  County  and  is  surrounded 
by  a  rich  agricultural  country.  Guilford  County  is  located  in  the  northern  part 
of  North  Carolina  and  is  bordered  by  Rockingham  County  on  the  north,  Ala- 
mance on  the  east,  Randolph  on  the  south,  and  Davidson  and  Forsyth  Counties 
on  the  west. 

RAILWAYS— 

High  Point  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  being  on  the  double- 
tracked  trunk  line  from  Washington  to  Atlanta,  302  miles  south  of  Washing- 
ton and  34fi  miles  north  of  Atlanta.  High  Point  is  the  northern  terminus  of 
the  High  Point,  Randleman,  Asheboro  and  Southern,  which  gives  the  city  con- 
nection with  both  the  Norfolk  Southern  and  Seaboard  Air  Line  systems,  while 
through  rates  and  service  with  the  Norfolk  and  Western  and  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line   are   maintained   over   the    High    Point,   Thomasville   and    Denton    Railway. 

HIGHWAYS  — 

High  Point  is  served  by  an  excellent  system  of  highways.  It  is  on  the  National 
Highway  which  is  pavcel  from  this  city  to  Greensboro  at  present  and  is  in 
process  of  being  paved  entirely  across  the  State.  A  concrete  road  also  connects 
this  city  with  Winston-Salem,  while  Ashboro  is  reached  over  a  splendid  concrete 
road.  A  concrete  road  from  Greensboro  to  Winston-Salem  via  High  Point  turns 
the  volume  of  motor  traffic  through  the  city, 

BUS  LINES— 

Hourly  bus  service  is  operated  from  High  Point  to  Winston-Salem  and  High 
Point  to  Greensboro.  Luxurious  busses  and  powerful  sedans  are  used  in  this 
service.  Regular  bus  service  is  also  maintained  to  Ashboro,  Thomasville  and 
Lexington.  Long  distance  bus  service  is  maintained  from  Greensboro,  via  High 
Point,  to  Charlotte  where  transfer  may  be  made  to  Asheville,  N.  C,  or  Columbia, 
S.  C. 

POPULATION— 

High  Point's  1920  population  was  14,302,  but  a  census  taken  by  the  U.  S.  govern- 
ment in  1923  gave  the  city  22,279.  Of  this  79.3  per  cent  is  native  born,  white; 
20.1  per  cent  negro,  with  only  .6  per  cent  foreign  born.  Eighty  per  cent  of 
High  Point's  adult  population  pay  taxes  on  their  own  homes  or  other  real  estate. 

HOTELS— 

High  Point  has  three  hotels.  The  Sheraton,  Elwood,  and  Arthur.  The  Sheraton 
was  recently  completed  at  a  cost  of  $71)0,000.00  and  has  150  rooms,  each  with  bath. 

FINANCE— 

High  Point  has  four  banks  with  capital  and  surplus  of  §5,754,230.42,  and  re- 
sources  of  $35,335,510.89. 

EXPOSITION— 

The  Southern  Furniture  Exposition  is  held  in  High  Point  twice  a  year  in  the 
new  §1,000,(11)0.00  Southern  Furniture  Exposition  Ruilding.  This  building  has 
six  acres  of  floor  space  and  is  the  largest  building  in  the  world  used  exclusively 
for  the  exhibition  of  furniture. 

EDUCATION— 

High  Point  has  eight  white  and  two  colored  public  schools — the  Methodist  Protest- 
ant College  for  white,  and  the  High  Point  Normal  and  Industrial  Institute  for 
colored;  besides  three  business  schools. 

RELIGION— 

High  Point  has  3d'  churches — Raptist,  Methodist,  Episcopal,  Christian,  Catholic, 
Friends,  Holiness,  Hebrew,  Lutheran,  Methodist  Protestant,  Reformed,  Presby- 
terian,   Wcsleyan    Methodist    and    Salvation    Army. 


This  broad  claim  is  made  for  the  South' s 
wonder  industrial  city — High  Point — that  it 
has  a  greater  number  of  manufacturing  enter- 
prices  than  any  other  city  of  its  size — 22,279 
population — in  the  United  States. 


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Population  22,279 


1920  —  14,302 


High  Point — "The  Furniture  City  of  the  South" 

MANUFACTURERS— 

High  Point  makes  the  broad  claim  that  it  has  a  greater  number  of  manufacturing 
enterprises  than  any  other  city  in  the  United  States  its  size — 22,279  population. 
It  has  over  116  manufacturing  plants  whose  annual  output  is  approximately 
130,000,000.00  with  a  total  of  8,891  workers.  The  annual  payroll  amounts  to 
over  $7,150,000.00,  with  $137,500.00  weekly  payroll.  The  output  of  furniture  and 
woodworking  plants  is  valued  at  over  $17,500,000.00  annually.  They  employ 
4,94-5  workers  who  receive  weekly  over  $78,125.00  in  wages.  The  Textile  manu- 
factured output  is  $12,500,000.00  annually,  with  $59,375.00  paid  weekly  to 
employes.     High  Point's  manufacturing  plants  are  listed  below: 

FURNITURE   MANUFACTURERS— 

Forty — Alma  Furniture  Co.,  Acme  Furniture  Co.,  Barnes  Mfg.  Co.,  Continental 
Furniture  Co.,  E.  L.  Crouch  Table  Co.,  Guilford  Parlor  Furniture  Co.,  Dalton 
Furniture  Co.,  Ellison  Furniture  Co.,  J.  F.  and  A.  Ellison,  Furniture,  City  Table 
&  Brokerage  Co.,  Giant  Furniture  Co.,  Globe  Parlor  Co.,  High  Point  Furniture 
Co.,  High  Point  Metallic  Bed  Co.,  High  Point  Upholstering  Co.,  Hayworth 
Furniture  Co.,  Knox  Upholstering  Co.,  Keystone  Cabinet  Co.,  Hub  Upholstering 
Co.,  Ideal  Table  Co.,  Imperial  Upholstering  Co.,  Kearns  Furniture  Co.,  Keerans 
Bedding  Co.,  Lindsay  Chair  Co.,  Marsh  Furniture  Co.,  Mattocks  Furniture  Co., 
Melton-Rhodes  Co.,  Myrtle  Desk  Co.,  National  Upholstering  Co.,  Staley  Mfg. 
Co.,  Southern  Chair  Co.,  Tomlinson  Chair  Mfg.  Co.,  Tate  Furniture  Co.,  Union 
Brokerage  Co.,  Union  Furniture  Co.,  Union  Frame  Co.,  Welch  Furniture  Co., 
Wrenn-Columbia  Furniture  Co.,  Guilford  Upholstering  Co.,  Lindsay  Furniture 
Co. 

VENEER  AND   PLYWOOD  MANUFACTURERS— 

Nine — Consolidated  Veneer  &  Panel  Co.,  Carolina  Veneer  Co.,  Denny  Roll  & 
Panel  Co.,  Denny  Veneer  Co.,  Hayworth  Roll  &  Panel  Co.,  High  Point  Veneer 
Co.,  Hill   Veneer  Co.,  Peerless  Veneer  Co.,   Revolution  Veneer  and   Panel  Co. 

MIRROR— PLATE   GLASS— PAINT   MANUFACTURERS— 

Four— Ecker,  Ford,  Glass  Co.,  Marietta  Paint  &  Color  Co.,  Pittsburgh  Plate 
Glass  Co.,  Southern  Mirror  Co. 

OTHER    WOODWORKING    PLANTS— 

Sixteen — J.  Elwood  Cox  Mfg.  Co.,  Carolina  Washboard  Co.,  Carolina  Piano  Mfg, 
Co.,  Cecil  Mfg.  Co.,  Climax  Specialty  Co.,  Eureka  Frame  Co.,  High  Point  Buggy 
Co.,  High  Point  Hardwood  Lumber  Co.,  High  Point  Broom  Mfg.  Co.,  High  Point 
Pad  &  Excelsior  Co.,  North  Carolina  Wheel  Co.,  Rankin  Coffin  &  Casket  Co., 
Rickle  Wood  Knob  Co.,  Shipman  Organ  Co.,  Simw  Lumber  Co.,  Crescent 
Lumber  Co. 

TEXTILE  MILLS— 

Twenty-four — Amos  Hosiery  Mills,  Commonwealth  Hosiery  Mills,  Cloverdale 
Cotton  Mill,  Consolidated  Mills  Co.,  Crown  Hosiery  Mills,  Dillon- Vitt  Under- 
wear Co.,  Durham  Hosiery  Mills,  Gatti-Goodyear  Co.,  Guilford  Hosiery  Mills, 
Harriett-Covington  Hosiery  Mill,  High  Point  Hosiery  Mills,  High  Point  Overall 
Co.,  Highland  Cotton  Mills,  High  Point  Underwear  Co.,  O.  E.  Kearns  &  Son 
Hosiery  Mill,  Melrose  Hosiery  Mills,  Moffitt  Underwear  Co.,  Pickett  Cotton 
Mill,  Piedmont  Hosiery  Mill,  Robbins  Knitting  Co.,  Royal  Hosiery  Mill,  Slane 
Hosiery   Mills,  Stehli  Silk   Corporation,  Textile   Mills   Corporation. 

OTHER  MANUFACTURERS— 

Twenty-Three— Bar  Spring  Co.,  Barker  Roller  Mills,  Cecil  Concrete  Block  Co., 
Clinard  Milling  Co.,  Glenola  Brick  Co.,  Guilford  Screen  Works,  Guilford  Milling 
Co.,  High  Point  Candy  Co.,  High  Point  Cut  Glass  &  Decorative  Co.,  High  Point 
Mantel  &  Tile  Co.,  High  Point  Iron  Works,  High  Point  Brick  Co.,  High  Point 
Machine  Works,  High  Point  Mattress  Co.,  High  Point  Milling  Co.,  Industrial 
Electric  Co.,  McCrary  Cigar  Co.,  National  Machine  and  Electric  Co.,  North 
Carolina  Reed  Co.,  Parker  Paper  &  Twine  Co.,  Reidsville  Paper  Box  Co., 
Smith-Loving   Machine   Works,   P.   A.   Thomas   Car    Works. 

BRANCHES— DISTRIBUTORS— 

Fifteen — Besides  the  above  there  are  fifteen  concerns  who  maintain  branches  or 
distribution  plants  in  High  Point. 


V 


Special  advantages  to  the  manufacturer  are — 
Nearby  supplies  of  lumber  and  cotton,  cheaper 
coal  and  hydro-electric  power,  efficient  native- 
American  labor,  lower  living  costs,  better  liv- 
ing conditions  and  cheap  mill  sites. 


Stehli  Silk  Mill 


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Kings  Mountain 


Cleveland  Count v 


Kings  Mountain — "The  Thriving  Town' 

LOCATION— 

Kings  Mountain  is  located  in  the  extreme  southeastern  corner  of  Cleveland 
county  just  seven  miles  from  the  famous  Kings  Mountain  battle  ground  and 
only  a  few  miles  from  the  South  Carolina  line.  Cleveland  County,  in  the  famous 
Piedmont  section,  adjoins  Burke  County  on  the  north,  Lincoln  and  Gaston  on 
the  east,  York  and  Cherokee  Counties  in  South  Carolina  on  the  south,  and 
Rutherford  County  on  the  west. 

RAILWAYS— 

Kings  Mountain  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway  which  is  double- 
tracked  from  Washington  to  Atlanta.  Located  about  half  way  between  Charlotte 
and  Spartanburg,  (S.  C.)  it  is  113  miles  south  of  Washington  and  234  miles  north 
of  Atlanta.  With  ten  passenger  trains  through  the  city  daily,  Kings  Mountain 
has  fast  service  to  all  leading  Northern  and  Southern  points,  with  direct  Pullman 
sleeping  car  service  to  most  of  them.  Excellent  freight  service  gives  good  con- 
nections to  the  market  centers,  both  North  and  South. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Kings  Mountain  is  on  the  Wilmington-Cbarlotte-Asheville  Highway  which  runs 
from  the  sea  to  the  mountains.  No.  205  runs  south  from  Kings  Mountain  to 
the  South  Carolina  line  near  .Blacksburg,  S.  C.  This  highway  is  to  be  hard- 
surfaced,  while  the  W-C-A  route  is  already  hard-surfaced  from  Shelby  through 
this  city,  Gastonia  and  Charlotte  to  Monroe.  The  National  Highway  from  the 
North  to  the  South  also  passes  through  Kings  Mountain  and  is  hard-surfaced 
almost  entirely  across  the  State. 


BUS  LINES— 

Excellent    motor    bus    service    is    maintained    from    King's 
Gastonia,  Charlotte  and  to  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 


Mountain    to    Shelby, 


CITY  FACTS— 

Kings  Mountain  has  an  excellent  water  and  sewer  system,  while  recently  over 
$150,000  has  been  spent  installing  new  water  lines.  This  was  made  necessary 
by  recent  improvements  and  developments.  The  town  has  four  miles  of  paved 
streets  and  over  eight  miles  of  paved  sidewalks.  Electric  current  is  available 
in  any  part  of  the  city. 

EDUCATION— 

The  city  has  three  graded  school  buildings  and  a  12-acre  site  for  a  new  high 
school.  The  new  building  will  be  located  almost  exactly  in  the  center  of  town. 
At  present  there  is  a  teaching  corps  of  over  35  teachers,  most  of  whom  are 
college  graduates. 

RELIGION— 

Five  denominations  are  represented  in  Kings  Mountain,  these  being  the  Presby- 
terian, Baptist,  Methodist,  Associated  Reformed  Presbyterian  and  the  Lutheran. 
Each  of  these  denominations  has  an  up-to-date  church  plant  of  its  own. 

HOMES— 

Kings    Mountain    is   a   city   of   homes    and   attractive    residences    surrounded    by 

well-kept    lawns.      Many    well-shaded    streets    add    to    the    beauty    of   the   town. 

Living  conditions  are  excellent  here.     The  mild  all-year  climate  of  the  Piedmont, 

and  low  living  costs  make  Kings  Mountain  a  city  which  appeals  to  the  newcomers 

in  all  walks  of  life. 


Kings  Mountain  is  only  eight  miles  from  the 
battleground  of  the  famous  Battle  of  Kings 
Mountain,  which  turned  the  tide  of  the  Revo- 
lution in  favor  of  the  Americans  and  was  the 
forerunner  of  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis. 


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Population  5,000 

1920  —  2,800 


Kings  Mountain — "The  Alert  Town" 

POPULATION— 

Since  the  taking  of  the  official  census  of  1920  the  corporate  limits  of  Kings 
Mountain  have  been  extended  so  as  to  include  East  Kings  Mountain.  This 
move  is  estimated  to  have  brought  the  population  figures  up  to  5,000,  while 
Kings  Mountain  has  over  5,500  inhabitants  including  suburban  areas. 

INDUSTRY— 

At  present  Kings  Mountain  has  over  thirteen  manufacturing  enterprises  of 
which  eleven  are  cotton  mills.  These  include  the  Kings  Mountain  Manufacturing 
Company,  Mason,  Dilling,  Phoenix,  Sadie,  Cora,  Bonnie,  Pauline,  Margrace,  and 
Park  yarn  mills.  Other  industrial  plants  are  the  Kings  Mountain  Roller  Mills 
and  the  Elmer  Lumber  Company. 

POWER— 

Kings  Mountain  is  located  in  the  heart  of  the  manufacturing  section  of  the 
Piedmont  Carolinas  where  abundant  power  is  always  available  at  low  cost.  Labor 
is  plentiful  and  contented  and  is  American  born. 

FINANCE— 

Kings  Mountain  has  two  banks  that  are  well  able  to  care  for  the  needs  of  a 
growing  town.  These  banks  are  the  First  National,  with  capital  and  surplus 
of  $135,000.00,  and  the  Peoples  Loan  and  Trust  Company  with  a  capital  and 
surplus  of  §65,000.00.  In  addition,  there  are  two  building  and  loan  associations 
which   do  a  large  business. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Kings  Mountain  is  surrounded  by  the  rich  farm  lands  for  which  the  Piedmont 
section  is  noted.  These  lands  produce  cotton,  corn,  vegetables  of  all  kinds,  and 
truck.  Poultry  raising  is  very  profitable.  Kings  Mountain  is  an  excellent  market 
for  butter,  eggs,  poultry,  vegetables  and  truck.  Good  roads  put  the  market 
at  the  farmer's  door. 

BATTLE  OF  KINGS  MOUNTAIN— 

Eight  miles  south  of  the  city  of  Kings  Mountain  lies  the  historic  spot  where  the 
Battle  of  Kings  Mountain  was  fought.  This  battle  was  one  of  the  most  important 
in  the  Revolutionary  War,  as  the  success  of  the  American  forces  turned  the  tide 
of  the  war  in  the  South  in  favor  of  the  Colonies.  The  defeat  here  of  Colonel 
Ferguson  was  the  forerunner  of  the  defeat  of  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown.  The 
battle  was  not  fought  on  the  crowning  peak  of  the  range  but  on  a  small,  narrow- 
ridge  several  miles  southwest  of  the  pinnacle.  Ferguson  camped  on  the  top  of 
the  ridge  and  on  the  afternoon  of  October  7,  1780,  the  Americans  completely 
surrounded  the  Britsih  and  charged  up  the  mountainside.  Although  three  times 
repulsed,  the  Patriots  returned  and  defeated  the  British,  every  single  one  being 
either  killed,  wounded  or  captured.  Even  to  this  day  this  battle  ground  is  just 
as  it  was  on  that  October  day,  save  for  monuments  erected  by  the  American 
people  in  commemoration  of  the  deeds  of  our  forefathers.  The  battle  ground 
itself  is  just  across  the  State  line  in  South  Carolina.  A  movement  is  now  on  foot 
to  make  this  battleground  a  National  Park. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Kings  Mountain  invites  new  industry  of  all  kinds  because  if  feels  that  it  has  real 
advantages  to  offer  the  newcomer.  Raw  material  abounds  on  every  hand  for 
textile  manufacture  and  numerous  other  lines,  while  the  lands  of  the  Piedmont 
section  around  the  city  will  yield  untold  profits  if  properly  developed.  Write  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  for  specific  data. 


Kings  Mountain  is  an  industrial  town  with 
thirteen  manufacturing  plants,  eleven  of 
which  are  cotton  mills,  while  Cleveland  County 
is  noted  for  its  rich  farms  and  modern  pro- 
gressive methods  of  agriculture. 


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Lenoir  Countv 


Kinston — "The  City  Progressive" 


LOCATION- 


Kinston,  the  County  Seat  of  Lenoir  County,  is  located  in  the  Coastal  Plain 
of  the  State— a  section  rich  in  agricultural  production  and  possibilities.  Kinston 
is  in  the  eastern  part  of  Lenoir  County  which  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Greene 
County,  on  the  east  by  Pitt  and  a  corner  of  Craven,  while  Jones  County  forms 
a  part  of  the  eastern  and  all  of  the  southern  border  and  by  Duplin  and  Wayne 
Counties  on  the  west. 


RAILROADS— 


Kinston  and  Lenoir  County  are  served  by  four  railways.  The  Beaufort-Golds- 
boro  branch  of  the  Norfolk  Southern  gives  Kinston  direct  connection  at  Golds- 
boro  with  the  Southern  for  Raleigh,  Asheville  and  Cincinnati,  while  connections 
at  Goldsboro  with  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  places  Kinston  within  13  hours  of 
Washington  and  9  hours  of  Richmond,  Wilmington  may  be  readied  in  4-  hours. 
Kinston  is  also  the  southern  terminus  of  the  Kinston-Weldon  bra  neb  of  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line,  the  northern  terminus  of  the  Kinston  Carolina  railroad 
from  here  to  Beulaville  and  the  southern  terminus  of  the  Carolina  Railroad 
running  from  Kinston  to  Snow  Hill.  A  new  Union  Depot  has  just  been  com- 
pleted by  these  four  roads,  thus  serving  the  city  to  better  advantage. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Lenoir  County  was  a  pioneer  in  the  construction  of  hard-surfaced  roads  in  the 
State  and  today  has  70  miles  of  l(i  and  18  foot  highways  paved  at  a  cost  of 
$2,75i>,00(). 00.  Six  main  highways  radiate  from  Kinston  in  all  directions,  tapping 
similar  roads  in  other  counties  and  forming  a  network  of  well  constructed 
highways. 

BUS  LINES— 

As  a  result  of  these  good  roads  regular  motor  bus  service  has  been  inaugurated 
from   Kinston  to  New   Bern,  Greenville,  Goldsboro   and    Raleigh. 

CITY  DATA— 

Kinston  has  an  assessed  valuation  (1921)  of  $11,220,000,  while  that  of  the 
county  is  $20,000,000  or  a  total  of  $31,220,000.  Taxation  is  very  reasonable^ 
considering  the  advantages  afforded.  Fire  protection  is  furnished  by  two 
modern  motor  companies  and  two  hook  and  ladder  units  served  by  both  paid 
and  volunteer  forces.  Kinston  gets  an  abundant  supply  of  pure  water  from 
artesian  wells.  Post  Office  receipts  total  over  $10,000  annually.  The  city  has 
five    free    delivery    routes,    while   there    are    seven    in    the    county.      A    $500,000 

nple   current   for  both   homes   and 
per  k.w.  hour. 


live  trer  delivery  routes,  while  there  arc  seven 
municipally  owned  electric  plant  furnishes  ample 
industries.     Commercial  rates  are  as  low  as  .02c 


CHURCHES— 


The  leading  denominations  are  represented  in  the  city,  with  14  modern  churches 
for  white  people   and   eleven   for  the  colored   race. 


HOTELS 


Kinston  has  two  commercial  hotels  at  present — the  Tull  and  the  Caswell.  The 
former  is  American  plan  and  the  latter  European.  Plans  for  another  much 
needed  hotel  are  now  being  considered. 


HEALTH— 


The  Parrott  Memorial  Hospital,  a  privately  owned  institution,  is  strictly  modern 
and  amply  cares  for  the  sick.  The  County,  City  and  Medical  professions  work 
in  connection  with  the  Health  Department  of  the  State  in  providing  a  clinic 
for  the  needy  and  for  prevention  of  disease. 


STREETS- 


Kinston's  streets  are  the  pride  of  her  inhabitants.  They  are  well  laid  off  at 
right  angles,  are  wide  and  well  shaded  and  form  a  picturesque  appearance  found 
in  few  cities.  There  are  13  miles  of  these  paved,  with  over  35  mUes  of  the  side- 
walks paved. 


Lenoiv 

County's    agricultural 

■products    are 

worth 

over  $10,875. 

000  a  year. 

Lenoir  was 

one  of 

the  pioneer 

counties  in 

constructing 

hard-surfaced  roads 

and  has  over  70  miles  of 

them. 

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Population  10,772 


1920  —  9,771 


Kinston — "The  City  Beautiful" 

POPULATION— 

Kinston  has  a  population  stated  by  the  census  to  be  99%  American  born.  While 
the  1920  census  gave  the  city  only  9,771,  a  new  census  taken  in  1923  gave 
Kinston  10,772. 

CLIMATE— 

The  city  has  an  altitude  of  47  feet.  The  annual  mean  temperature  is  62.4 
degrees  with  an  annual  rainfall  of  13.7  inches.  The  natural  drainage  of  a  gently 
rolling   sandy   loam   soil    makes    for    the    best    of    health    conditions    in    Kinston. 

SCHOOLS— 

School  buildings  now  under  construction  will  cost  over  $300,000  and  will  give 
the  city  a  modern  group  of  buildings  with  excellent  equipment.  Over  75  well- 
trained  teachers  instruct  the  2500  pupils  enrolled.  The  Caswell  Training  School, 
a  State  institution  for  mental  defectives,  is  located  just  outside  the  city  limits. 
This  thoroughly  modern  plant   is  worth  more  than  $1,200,000.00. 

INDUSTRY— 

More  than  25  industrial  plants  are  located  here,  having  a  combined  investment 
of  over  $3,500,000  with  a  total  output  valued  at  over  $6,000,000  annually.  These 
plants  include  five  tobacco  factories,  the  Caswell  Cotton  Mill,  with  an  annual  out- 
put valued  at  $1,000,000,  and  the  Hines  Brothers  Lumber  Company,  which  has  a 
daily  capacity  of  65,000  feet  of  North  Carolina  Pine.  There  are  several  smaller 
lumber  companies,  a  fertilizer  plant,  two  brick  plants,  an  iron  and  mantel  works, 
a  concrete  products  company,  a  hosiery  and  sweater  mill,  three  bottling  plants  and 
a  number  of  smaller  plants.  Working  conditions  are  fine,  with  no  labor  trouble 
whatever.  The  Hines  Ice  Cream  Company's  plant  is  one  of  the  newest  and  best- 
equipped  in  this  region.  The  building  and  surroundings  are  spotlessly  clean  and 
the  product  is  of  greater  food  value  than  the  average  ice  cream  manufactured  in 
the  southeast.  Expert  ice  cream  "engineers"  declare  it  is  a  model.  The  Kinston 
Cotton  Mills  operate  17,000  spindles  turning  out  yarn  for  hosiery.  The  Orion 
Knitting  Mills  make  high  grade  hosiery  and  sweaters. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  major  portion  of  wealth  in  this  section  conies  from  agriculture.  The  1920 
census  gave  Lenoir's  products  a  value  of  $10,870,000.  Equable  climate  and  rich 
soil  permit  the  growth  of  all  products  adapted  to  temperate  climates.  Tobacco 
leads  with  a  production  of  12,000,000  pounds?  cotton  follows  with  10,000  bales 
while  corn,  potatoes,  live  stock,  small  grains  and  hay  are  produced  in  lesser 
quantities.     Trucking  is  very  profitable. 

FINANCES— 

Three  banks  with  combined  capital  of  $415,900,  combined  resources  of  $5,0(33,149, 
and  combined  deposits  of  $4,292,937  serve  the  city  and  a  trade  territory  of  50,000 
people.     There  is  also  a  building  and  loan  Association  in  Kinston. 

MERCHANTS— 

One  of  the  largest  furniture  stores  in  this  section  of  the  state  is  that  of  Quinn 
&  Miller.  Both  retail  and  wholesale  merchants  draw  trade  from  a  25-mile 
radius    embracing   over    75,000    people    and    carry    excellent    lines    of    goods. 

CIVIC— 

Civic  organizations  and  clubs  number  25  and  include  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
Merchants  Association,  American  Legion  Auxiliary,  Community  Club,  and 
others.  A  golf  club,  the  Country  Club,  Lakeside,  and  two  movie  houses  offer 
plenty  of  amusement  to  both  citizens  and  visitors.  Two  daily  newspapers  furnish 
all  the  latest  news. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

The  Kinston  Chamber  of  Commerce  invites  investigation  of  the  advantages  the 
city  offers  the  newcomer  in  farming,  merchandising,  the  professions  or 
manufacturing. 


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Kinston's  manufacturing  plants  represent  a 
combined  investment  of  over  $3,500,000  pro- 
ducing goods  valued  at  more  than  $6,000,000 
annually.  A  bundant  power  is  available  at  low 
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Laurinburg 


Scotland  Counts 


Laurinburg — "The  Midway  Town" 

LOCATION— 

Laurinburg,  "The  Midway  Town,"  is  located  about  half  way  between  the  moun- 
tains and  the  sea.  It  is  in  the  southeastern  edge  of  North  Carolina  about  ten 
miles  from  the  South  Carolina  line,  in  the  south  central  part  of  Scotland  County, 
of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat.  It  is  100  miles  east  of  Charlotte,  110  miles 
west  of  Wilmington,  112  miles  south  of  Raleigh,  and  121  miles  north  of  Columbia, 
South  Carolina. 

INDUSTRY— 

Laurinburg  is  primarily  a  manufacturing  town.  It  has  located  here  8  manufac- 
turing plants,  including  four  large  cotton  mills — the  Scotland,  Waverly,  Prince 
and  Dickson  Mills,  manufacturing  hosiery  yarns.  These  mills  have  a  combined 
spindlage  of  05,000.  Other  manufacturing  plants  are:  The  Dixie  Guano  Co., 
manufacturers  of  acid  phosphate  and  seven  other  kinds  of  fertilizers,  whose 
output  in  1922  was  20,000  tons;  The  Laurinburg  Oil  Co.,  makes  a  variety  of 
products  from  cotton  seed,  valued  annually  at  §750,000.00;  The  Hammond  Co., 
who  has  a  seven-story  flour  and  feed  mill  with  a  capacity  of  500  barrels  of 
flour  a  day  and  40  tons  of  feed  a  day;  the  P.  &  S.  Ice  and  Coal  Co.,  whose 
ice  plant  has  a  daily  output  of  from  12  to  15  tons.  Great  interest  is  taken  in 
the  welfare  of  the  people  in  the  mill  villages  and  much  has  been  done  to  add 
to  their  health,  happiness  and  general  welfare. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Laurinburg  is  surrounded  by  one  of  the  richest  farming  sections  in  the  United 
States,  thus  giving  the  manufacturing  plants  the  hacking  of  abundant  supplies 
of  raw  materials.  Scotland  County's  leading  crops  are  cotton,  cantaloupes, 
watermelons  and  corn.  Small  acreages  of  wheat,  oats,  rye,  grass  and  sorghum 
are  planted;  while  peanuts,  sweet  and  Irish  potatoes  and  peaches  are  gaining 
increased   acreage   annually. 

TRANSPORTATION— 

Laurinburg's  railway  and  highway  outlets  make  it  the  distributing  center  for 
this  section.  Located  on  the  Charlotte-Wilmington  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line,  it  is  only  15  miles  to  Hamlet  where  direct  connection  is  made  with  the 
main  line  of  the  Seaboard,  placing  it  within  10  hours  of  Norfolk,  11  hours  of 
Washington,  11  hours  of  Atlanta  and  12  hours  of  Jacksonville.  It  is  only  17 
miles  from  Pembroke  where  connection  with  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  makes  Charleston  and   Richmond  easily  accessible. 

HIGHWAYS— 

In  every  direction  from  Laurinburg  excellent  highways  radiate,  completely  cover- 
ing Scotland  County  in  a  system  that  unifies  the  County  and  draws  to  Laurin- 
burg the  bulk  of  the  trade  of  this  prosperous  section.  The  upkeep  of  these 
highways  is  the  pride  of  the  County.  The  Asheville-Charlotte-Wilmington  High- 
way, now  being  hard-surfaced,  passes  through  Laurinburg  connecting  at  Hamlet 
with   the   Washington-Atlanta   Highway. 

FACTS— 

Laurinburg  has  Commission  form  of  Government,  a  White  Way,  an  abundance 
of  Hydro-electric  power,  efficient  native  labor,  favorable  freight  rates  and 
fine  schools.  The  citizens  are  hardy,  industrious,  home-loving  and  permanent 
and  have  built  their  homes  of  a  permanent  type  from  bungalows  to  mansions, 
and  are  loyal  to  the  town.  Laurinburg  is  justly  proud  of  her  beautiful  resi- 
dences. There  are  8  churches  and  ii  schools  with  an  enrollment  of  over  1250. 
There  are  3  strong  banks  with  a  combined  capital  of  $110,000. 00  and  combined 
deposits  of  $1,500,000.00.  The  wholesale  and  retail  establishments  are  up  to 
the  minute  and  enjoy  a  wholesome  patronage.  The  town  tax  rate  is  $1.14  on 
each   $100.00. 

OPPORTUNITIES— 

A  strong  Chamber  of  Commerce,  recently  organized,  has  just  begun  the  ex- 
ploitation of  this  wonderful  section.  The  farm  lands  of  the  County,  city  and 
suburban  residential  sites  and  business  lots  are  all  open  to  the  inspection  of  the 
interested  visitor.  The  opportunities  are  here,  and  while  the  progress  is  rapid 
it  is  of  that  healthy  nature  that  will  make  it  permanent — a  prosperous  town 
and  county  in  a  prosperous  state.  Inquiry  and  investigation  arc  invited  by 
the  Chamber  of   Commerce. 


Scotland  County  is  one  of  the  most  productive 
counties  in  relation  to  size  of  any  in  the  United 
States.  It  is  also  one  of  the  foremost  canta- 
loupe and  watermelon  producing  counties  east 
of  the  Mississipjn. 


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Population  3,000 


1920  —  2,643 


Scotland  County — "The  Leader" 

GEOGRAPHY— 

Scotland  County  was  formed  in  1900  from  part  of  Robeson  and  is  located 
in  the  southeastern  part  of  North  Carolina  in  the  Piedmont  Plateau,  adjoining 
South  Carolina  on  the  South,  while  Richmond,  Moore  and  Robeson  Counties 
complete  the  boundaries.  Two  sharply  defined  sections  make  up  the  geography 
of  the  County— the  Flatwood  section  and  the  Sandhill  section.  In  passing  from 
the  former  to  the  latter  a  rise  of  6  to  8  feet  is  seen,  while  the  land  becomes 
rolling  and  slightly  hilly.  The  climate  is  mild  and  equable  and  is  suitable  for 
growing  a  wide  range  of  crops.  The  temperature  averages  61  degrees  and 
seldom  drops  to  zero  or  reaches  100  degrees  with  a  mean  annual  precipitation 
51.0  inches  evenly  distributed  throughout  the  year.  About  208  growing  days 
enable  two  and  three  crops  to  be  grown  on  the  same  acre.  Scotland  county  has 
an  area  of  321  square  miles. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Scotland  County  is  one  of  the  leading  agricultural  counties  of  the  State.  The 
climate  and  richness  of  its  soil  makes  it  one  of  the  richest  counties  in  the  United 
States.  It  has  223,360  acres  of  land  51.fi  per  cent  is  cultivated;  1,830  farms; 
1,457  tenants,  8  managers  and  365  operated  by  owners.  The  total  assessed 
valuation  of  all  property  in  the  county  in  1922  was  .$21,000,000,  with  a  tax  rate 
of  66c  per  $100.00.  Total  value  of  annual  farm  products  (1920  census)  is 
$8,995,106.00.  The  leading  crops  are  cotton,  corn,  tobacco,  cantaloupes  and 
watermelons  and  are  the  money  crops.  Scotland  County  produces  over  two 
bales  of  cotton  to  every  inhabitant.  It  is  one  of  the '  foremost  cantaloupe 
producing  counties  east  of  the  Mississippi.  The  1922  output  was  500  car  loads. 
Two  acres  have  been  known  to  produce  1000  crates.  The  seed  is  obtained  from 
Rocky  Ford,  Colorado,  and  the  superior  flavor  makes  them  bring  excellent 
prices.  Over  200  car  loads  of  watermelons  were  shipped  during  the  1922  season. 
The  county's  other  crops  are  wheat,  oats,  rye,  grass  and  sorghum  while  peanuts, 
sweet  and  Irish  potatoes  are  making  better  yields  each  year  and  will  soon  play 
an  important  part  in  the  wealth  of  the  County.  The  development  of  peaches 
has  just  begun  and  bids  fair  to  rank  high  as  a  money  crop.  The  fame  of  Sand- 
hill peaches  is  known  all  over  the  country.  Scotland  County  ranks  first  of  all 
counties  of  the  State  in  production  of  cantaloupes  and  watermelons.  It  ranks 
first  in  the  State  in  per  acre  production  of  cotton.  It  ranks  third  in  the  State 
in  number  of  bales  produced.  It  ranks  sixth  in  the  State  in  average  value  of 
land  per  acre.  It  is  one  of  the  most  productive  counties  in  relation  to  size  of 
any  county  in  the  United  States,  the  yield  being  $76.12  per  acre. 

TRANSPORTATION— 

The  County  is  traversed  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway,  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  and  the  Laurinburg  and  Southern  (locally  owned).  These  roads  give  the 
county  splendid  outlets  and  solid  cars  daily  are  shipped  during  season,  while 
whole  train  loads  from  Scotland  County  are  not  uncommon.  A  network  of  over 
300  miles  of  fine  highways  place  the  farm  in  easy  reach  of  shipping  points 
and  Laurinburg,  the  County  Seat.  There  are  over  1600  automobiles  in  the  County. 
There  is  Rural  Free  Delivery  of  mail  and  telephones  in  all  sections  of  the  County. 


FACTS- 


Seven  established  banks  have  combined  resources  of  over  $3,500,000.00.  There 
are  43  schools  with  129  teachers;  school  population  5,686,  or  36  per  cent,  of 
County.  Value  school  property  $389,625.00.  Annual  school  budget  $117,000  or 
$20  per  capita.  Amount  for  new  schools  $67,000.00.  Laurinburg  Industrial 
Institute  (colored)  value  $60,000.00.  Scotland  County  manufactures  cotton, 
yarn,  fertilizer,  cotton  seed  products,  hydro-electric  power,  foundry  products, 
flour,  feed,  building  material  and  ice.  The  forest  area  of  the  County  consists 
of  long  leaf  pine,  red  and  white  oak,  hickory,  dogwood,  black  and  sweet  gum  and 
other  hardwoods.  Churches  of  all  the  leading  denominations  and  social,  business, 
civic,  literary  and  music  clubs  and  fraternal  lodges  administer  to  the  religious 
and  social  life  of  the  people.  The  prosperity  of  Scotland  County  is  assured, 
the  opportunities  unlimited,  and  the  time  for  development  is  now.  The  Scotland 
County  Chamber  of  Commerce  invites  your  investigation. 


In  North  Carolina  Scotland  County  ranks 
First  in  production  of  cantaloupes  and  water- 
melons; First  in  the  per  acre  production  of 
cotton;  Third  in  number  of  bales  of  cotton 
produced;  Sixth  in  average  value  of  land  per 
acre. 


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Lenoir 


Caldwell  County 


Lenoir — "The  Gateway  to  Blowing  Rock" 

LOCATION— 

Lenoir,  the  County  Seat  of  Caldwell  County,  is  located  among  the  hills  of  the 
upper  Piedmont  Section  of  North  Carolina.  Lenoir  is  in  the  heart  of  the 
county,  while  Caldwell  itself  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Watauga  and  Wilkes 
Counties,  on  the  east  by  Alexander,  on  the  south  by  Catawba  and  Burke  Counties 
and  on  the  west  by  Avery  County. 

RAILROADS— 

Only  one  railroad  serves  Lenoir  and  Caldwell  County.  This  is  the  Carolina  & 
Northwestern  which  runs  south  from  Edgemont,  in  the  mountains,  through 
Lenoir,  Hickory,  Newton,  Lincolnton,  Gastonie  and  York,  to  Chester,  S.  C.  At 
Hickory  it  taps  the  Salisbury-Asheville  line  of  the  Southern  with  its  through 
Pullman  service  to  both  New  York  and  Cincinnati.  At  Lincolnton  the  Wilming- 
ton-Rutherfordton  line  of  the  Seaboard  is  crossed.  At  Gastonia  the  C.  &  N.  W. 
crosses  the  main  line  of  the  Southern,  while  at  Chester  it  connects  with  the 
Charlotte-Augusta  branch  of  the  same  road.  Lenoir  has  four  passenger  trains 
a  day. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Branches  of  the  State  Highway  System  radiate  from  Lenoir.  No.  17  running 
south  from  Boone  and  Blowing  Rock  to  Hickory  crosses  No.  18  at  Lenoir.  No. 
18  connects  Shelby,  Morgan  ton,  Lenoir  and  Wilkeshoro.  In  addition  to  these, 
No.  75  connects  Lenoir  with  Taylors ville  and  Statesville.  These  State  roads 
are  augmented  by  a  system  of  county  roads  which  act  as  feeders  for  the  State 
roads.  There  are  over  Si)  miles  of  road  in  the  county  taken  over  by  the  State 
for  construction  and  maintenance. 

BUS  LINES— 

Five  of  these  State  roads  are  a  part  of  the  Cotinty-Scat-to-County-Seat  system 
and  over  four  of  them  regular  motor  bus  service  is  furnished.  These  bus  lines 
run  to  Blowing  Rock,  Hickory,  Morgan  ton  and  Taylors  ville,  at  each  of  which 
points   connections    are   made    for   numerous   places    further   on. 

RESORTS— 

Numerous  summer  resorts  lie  a  short  distance  from  Lenoir.  Among  these  are 
Linville,  Boone,  Valle  Crusis  and  Banner  Elk,  while  the  famous  Blowing  Rock 
and  resort  are  only  an  hour's  ride  from  here.  Linville  Gorge,  the  equal  of  any 
canyon  of  the  East  and  many  of  the  AYest,  is  only  a  short  distance  away. 
Grandfather  Mountain  is  another  scenic  attraction  nearby.  Good  roads  lead 
to  all  of  these  places  of  interest. 

CLIMATE— 

An  all-the-year-round  climate  that  makes  outdoor  life  a  pleasure  at  any  season 
is  one  of  the  distinct  assets  of  the  city.  Pure,  freestone  water  in  abundance 
is  brought  to  the  city  by  gravity  from  the  nearby  hills. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Lenoir,  founded  in  1842,  has  an  altitude  of  1 18(3  feet  on  the  Square  up  to  2242 
feet  on  top  of  Hibriten  Mountain.  The  city  valuation  is  $10,000,000  with  a 
tax  rate  of  61.25  per  $100.00.  Lenoir  has  10  miles  of  paved  streets  and  20  miles 
of  concrete  sidewalks.  There  are  15  miles  of  water  mains  and  10  miles  of  sewer 
lines,  and  an  efficient  telephone  system. 


Caldwell  County  produces  tobacco,  poultry, 
live  stock  and  dairy  products  as  her  chief 
money-crops,  while  commercial  apple  orchards 
are  producing  large  returns. 


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Population  5,000 


1920  —  3,718 


Lenoir — "The  Furniture  Town" 


INDUSTRIES- 


Lenoir  is  an  established  manufacturing  center.  Woodworking  plants  predominate, 
with  textile  plants  a  clo.^e  second.  Five  large  furniture  factories,  two  mirror 
plants,  two  veneer  plants,  an  excelsior  pad  factory,  and  others  make  Lenoir  the 
second  in  the  United  States  in  the  output  of  chairs,  and  third  in  the  United 
States  in  the  output  of  all  kinds  of  furniture.  Two  large  builders'  supply  plants 
are  kept  running  day  and  night  to  supply  building  material,  while  two  brick 
yards  supnly  home-made  brick.  Lenoir  also  has  six  large  cotton  mills,  with 
two  more  i  nder  construction,  making  a  splendid  showing  for  this  city  with  its 
varied  industries.  Other  industries  here  include  a  tannery,  leather  goods  plant, 
flour  mills,  a  woolen  mill,  hunting  suits  and  working  pants  factory,  a  candy 
plant,  and  casket  works. 

FINANCE— 

There  are  two  banks  in  Lenoir — one  National  and  one  State  bank.  These  have 
combined  assets  of  $1,793,000.  Two  building  and  loan  associations  have  assets 
of  over  $1,250,000.00. 

CALDWELL  COUNTY— 

Caldwell  County  embraces  in  its  area  512  square  miles,  with  a  total  of  327,680 
acres.  The  soil  is  very  fertile  and  as  a  rule  is  good  land  for  natural  grass. 
There  are  in  the  county  over  114,000  acres  of  Porter's  Loam  known  as  the 
coveted  apple  soil.  Thus  a  great  opportunity  lies  here  in  the  development  of 
commercial  apple  orchards.  Apple  growing  is  even  now  in  its  infancy.  The 
valuation  of  the  county  is  $20,000,000,  with  a  tax  rate  of  $0.93  per  $100.  Almost 
100%  of  the  population  is  native  born. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Diversified  crops  prevail  throughout  the  county,  while  dairy  products,  live  stock, 
poultry  and  tobacco  are  the  chief  money  producers.  The  few  commercial  apple 
orchards  in  the  county  have  been  very  successful  in  all  particulars,  resulting  in 
numbers  of  new  orchards  being  planted.  In  Lenoir  there  is  a  co-operative 
creamery  that  has  not  only  been  a  success  itself,  but  has  been  instrumental  in 
making  dairying  in  the  county  successful  by  furnishing  a  market  for  these 
products. 

SCHOOLS— 

Lenoir  has  recently  erected  a  new  public  school  building  which  is  up-to-date 
throughout.  A  large  campus  surrounds  the  building,  even  though  it  is  in  the 
very  heart  of  the  city.  Davenport  College  for  young  ladies  is  a  real  asset  to 
Lenoir. 

CHURCHES— 

The  leading  evangelical  denominations  are  represented  in  the  city  and  have 
commodious  church  buildings.  The  Methodist  congregation  has  just  recently 
erected  a  costly  structure,  while  other  denominations  are  planning  similar  action. 

HOTELS— 

While  Lenoir  is  not  a  resort,  thei'e  are  two  good  hotels  here  which  cater  to 
tourists  as  well  as  commercial  men.     A  golf  course  is  provided  for  visitors. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

The  Chamber  of  Commerce  will  be  glad  to  explain  Lenoir's  numerous  advantages 
to  anyone. 


Lenoir  has  more  than  30  manufacturing  plants 
and  ranks  second  in  the  United  States  in  the 
manufacture  of  chairs,  and  third  in  the  United 
States  in  out-put  of  all  kinds  of  furniture. 


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Lexington 


Davidson  County 


Lexington — "Where  Industry  is  King' 

LOCATION— 

Lexington,  the  County  Seat,  lies  in  the  very  heart  of  Davidson  County.  The 
County  itself  is  located  in  the  center  of  the  famous  Piedmont  Plateau  which 
is  noted  for  its  climate,  industry  and  agriculture.  No  part  of  the  South  is  so 
favored — and  Davidson  is  in  the  heart  of  it.  Bordering  Davidson  on  the  north 
is  Forsyth  County,  with  Guilford  and  Randolph  Counties  to  the  east,  Mont- 
gomery Count}'  to  the  south,  while  Rowan  and  Davie  Counties  form  the  western 
boundary. 

RAILROADS— 

Lexington  is  on  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  320 
miles  south  of  Washington  and  328  miles  north  of  Atlanta.  The  Winston-Salem 
Southbound,  which  is  a  connecting  link  between  the  Norfolk  &  Western  system 
and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  crosses  the  Southern  at  this  point.  Also,  this  line 
gives  Lexington  connection  with  both  the  Norfolk  Southern  and  the  Seaboard 
Air  Line.  Thus  Lexington  has  fast  service,  both  freight  and  passenger,  to  the 
leading  markets  of  the  north,  south  and  west. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Lexington,  is  equally  accessible  by  highway  connections.  No.  10,  the  Central 
Highway  crossing  the  state  from  Murphy,  in  the  mountains,  to  Beaufort,  on 
the  coast,  passes  through  Lexington.  Highway  No.  75  from  Lenoir  to  the 
Virginia  line  above  Oxford,  crosses  No.  10  at  Lexington,  while  No.  (34  connects 
Winston-Salem  with  this  city.  Including  these  state  highways,  which  are  being 
hard-surfaced,  six  graded  and  surfaced  roads  lead  into  the  city.  A  fine  system 
of  County  improved  roads  extending  around  the  city  brings  the  surrounding 
country  in  touch  with  Lexington — the  market  and  shopping  center  of  a  large  area. 

BUS  LINES— 

Motor  bus  lines  from  Lexington  reach  High  Point,  Greensboro,  Winston-Salem, 
Salisbury  and  Charlotte,  at  each  of  which  places  numerous  connections  may  be 
made  for  points  beyond,  both  near  and  long  distance  trips. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Lexington's  tax  rate  for  1923  was  §1.00  per  $100  valuation,  while  Davidson 
County's  rate  was  the  same.  The  valuation  of  the  property  of  the  county  was 
§33,000,000.00.  Both  city  and  county  property  is  assessed  at  only  about  60 
per  cent  of  the  true  value,  thus  the  rate  of  taxation  is  low  when  this  fact  is 
considered.  Lexington  has  over  nine  miles  of  paved  streets  or  51  per  cent  of  the 
total  street  mileage.  Since  1920  over  6000,000.00  has  been  expended  on  street 
paving,  while  new  water  and  sewer  extensions  cost  over  $270,000.00.  A  new  fire 
alarm  system  has  been  installed;  two  modern  fire  trucks  bought  at  a  cost  of 
$22,500.00  and  a  new  white  way  system  through  the  business  section  installed. 
Lexington  has  a  modern  45-room  hotel — the  March   Hotel. 

BUILDING— 

New  buildings  recently  complete  in  the  city  include  a  new  $225,000  theatre,  one 
of  the  most  modern  in  the  state,  five  blocks  of  business  houses  at  a  cost  of 
$350,000.00;  while  over  $500,000.00  is  being  spent  annually  in  erecting  resi- 
dences, most  of  which  cost  from  $5000  to  $40,000  eaeh.  At  present  the  Southern 
Railway  is  erecting  a  new  modern  passenger  station  to  meet  the  needs  of 
Lexington. 


The  Erlanger  Cotton  Mills  at  Lexington  make 
all  the  cloth  used  in  B.  V.  D.  Underwear.  There 
are  44  other  manufacturing  plants  whose  prod- 
ucts are  valued  at  $  15.000,000  annually. 


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Population  10,000 


1920  —  5,254 


Lexington — "A  Hah  of  Industrial  Energy' 

POPULATION— 

Lexington  has  a  surburban  population  estimated  in  1923  to  be  not  less  than 
10,000,  with  approximately  8,200  of  these  within  the  corporate  limits.  The 
census  of  1920  gave  5,254  as  the  city  population  and  7,000,  including  suburbs. 
The  city  has  an  elevation  of  811  feet  above  sea  level  and  enjoys  that  healthful, 
bracing  climate  for  which  the  Piedmont  section  of  the  South  is  noted. 

RELIGION— 

There  are  ten  churches  in  the  city  representing  the  leading  denominations,  having 
a  membership  of  3500.  These  churches  have  fine  buildings  and  Sunday  School 
departments  and  equipment  for  the  various  church  activities.  One  of  the  churches 
has  recently  installed  a  new  $5000  pipe  organ. 

EDUCATION— 

Lexington  has  two  modern  schools  for  the  whites  and  one  for  colored.  A  new 
High  School  building  has  been  completed  recently  at  a  cost  of  $225,000,  and  is 

equipped    for   business    and    vocational    work    as    well    as    the    academic  courses. 

Throughout   Davidson    County   consolidation    of    districts     has     resulted  in     the 

county's  being  one  of  the  leaders  in  educational  progress  in  the  State.  Modern 

brick  buildings  have  been  erected  and  the  children  are  transported  to  them 
in  trucks. 

recreation- 
Two  modern  playgrounds  with   full  equipment   are  maintained   by  the  city  and 
during  the  spring,  summer   and    fall  seasons   paid   directors   supervise   the   play 
and  games  of  the  children.     In  the  heart  of  the  city  is  located  a  six-acre  park 
wherein  is  located  the  Boy  Scouts  cabin,  tennis  courts  and  recreation  facilities. 

INDUSTRY— 

Lexington  has  a  multiplicitiy  of  manufacturing  plants  numbering  over  45  in  all. 
Cotton  mills  and  furniture  factories  dominate,  there  being  six  of  the  former 
and  five  of  the  latter.  All  the  cloth  for  B.  V.  D.  underwear  is  made  here  at 
the  Erlanger  Mill.  The  village  of  this  mill  is  one  of  the  models  of  the  South. 
Other  industries  include:  three  flour  mills,  four  upholstery  plants,  two  mat- 
tress factories,  two  veneer  plants,  a  creamery,  bottling  plant,  ice  cream  factory, 
and  plants  manufacturing  hosiery,  lumber,  mirrors,  pants,  shirts,  concrete  tile, 
and  several  other  lines.  The  total  value  of  these  products  is  more  than 
$15,000,000.00  annually. 

FINANCE— 

Lexington's  two  banks  have  total  resources  of  over  $3,000,000.00.  There  are  also 
three  building  and  loan  associations  who  have  had  a  large  part  in  making  Lexing- 
ton a  city  of  home  owners.  Lexington  annually  pays  over  $1,250,000  to  the  rail- 
roads for  freight  shipped  out,  and  over  $50,000  in  express  charges  for  outgoing 
shipments. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Lexington  offers  the  prospective  manufacturer  many  strong  inducements,  among 
them  being  ample  power  supplied  by  the  Southern  Power  Company,  a  climate 
not  too  hot  nor  too  cold,  nearness  to  raw  material  and  coal,  a  contented  native 
labor  supply  owning  their  own  homes,  with  a  large  reserve  supply  at  hand  and 
good  transportation  facilities.  Lexington  makes  a  strong  bid  for  the  prospec- 
tive manufacturing  industry.     Write  the  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Lexington  is  a  city  of  beautiful  homes  and 
streets  and  numerous  manufacturing  indus- 
tries backed  up  by  a  prosperous  farming  coun- 
try, and  welcomes  new  enterprises  of  all  kinds. 


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Lincolnton 


Lincoln  County 


Lincolnton — "The  Healthful  Town" 


LOCATION— 

Lincolnton,  the  County  Seat  of  Lincoln  County,  is  ideally  located  in  the  center 
of  the  county.  The  county  is  one  of  those  favored  counties  of  the  Piedmont 
section  of  the  State  and  is  bounded  by  Catawba  County  on  the  north,  Iredell 
and  Mecklenburg:  on  the  east,  Gaston  on  the  south,  and  Cleveland  on  the  west. 

RAILROADS— 

For  several  decades  the  lack  of  railroads  held  hack  the  progress  of  the  town 
and  county,  but  today,  with  two  railroads  through  the  county,  crossing  at 
Lincolnton,  every  activity  is  booming  and  the  town  is  in  the  midst  of  the  most 
prosperous  period  of  its  history.  The  Rutherford-Charlotte-Wilmington  branch 
of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  runs  through  Lincolnton.  This  line  gives 
direct  connection  at  Hamlet  for  Richmond,  Norfolk  and  Jacksonville.  At 
Lincolnton  the  Seaboard  is  crossed  by  the  Carolina  and  Northwestern  Railway 
which  runs  south  from  Lenoir  through  Hickory,  Newton,  Lincolnton,  Gastonia 
and  York  to  Chester,  S.  C.  At  Newton  connections  are  made  with  the  Salis- 
bury-Asheville-Cincinnati  line  of  the  Southern,  and  at  Gastonia  the  main  line 
of  the  Southern  between  Washington  and  Atlanta  is  tapped,  while  it  connects 
with  the  Charlotte-Augusta  line  of  the  Southern  at  Chester,  S.  C.  These 
connections  give  the  city  excellent  transportation   facilities  to  all   major  points. 


HIGHWAYS— 


Lincolnton  is  the  center  of  a  fine  system  of  sand-clay  roads  constructed  at  a 
cost  of  $200,000.00.  In  Lincoln  County  there  are  between  2.5  and  30  miles 
of  the  State  Highway  system.  The  upper  half  of  No.  16  between  Newton  and 
Lincolnton  is  already  hard-surfaced  and  plans  are  being  made  for  paving  the 
road  on  to  Gastonia.  This  highway  connects  Lincolnton  with  the  two  highways 
that  run  from  the  sea  to  the  mountains.  These  are  No.  10  from  Beaufort  to 
Murphy,  and  No.  20  from  Wilmington  to  Hot  Springs.  No.  27  between 
Charlotte  ajid  Lincolnton  is  being  paved,  and  No.  206  is  a  good  sand-clay 
road  to  Shelby. 

BUS  LINES— 

The  motor  bus  lines  out  of  Lincolnton  are  a  great  asset  to  the  city.  Regular 
service  is  maintained  to  Charlotte,  Gastonia,  Shelby  and  Newton  at  each  of 
which    places    connections    are    made    for    numerous    other    points. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Lincolnton  has  an  excellent  water  system,  modern  sanitation,  a  complete  sewer 
system,  several  miles  of  paved  streets  and  sidewalks,  and  a  general  program  of 
city  improvements  is  now  under  way.  The  city  reservoir  holds  408,000  gallons 
of  water  and  the  standpipe  has  a  capacity  of  75,000  gallons.  Lincolnton  has 
a  volunteer  fire  department  equipped  with  a  La  France  truck.  Lincolnton 
also  has  a  troop  of  cavalry  and  a  medical  corps  of  National  Guard.  The 
city   also   owns   its   own    electric   light   plant. 


CIVIC- 


Lincolnton  has  a  modern  telephone  system.  Farm  Loan  Association,  a  live 
Kiwanis  Club,  Women's  Club,  free  mail  delivery,  one  hotel  in  the  city,  and 
two  at  Lithia  Springs  nearby,  two  large  wholesale  grocery  houses,  four  cotton 
brokerage  firms,  two  semi- weekly  newspapers,  two  moving  picture  theatres, 
and    many    fraternal    orders. 


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Iron,  Gold  and  mono 

zite  have  all  been  mined 

in  Lincoln  Comity,  and  iron 

ores 

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abundance.    High  gr 

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large  quantities  here. 

Population  5,000 


1920  —  3,390 


Lincolnton — "The  Land  of  Mineral  Springs 


HEALTH- 


Lincolnton  is  gradually  becoming  a  health  resort.  With  the  climate  of  the 
Piedmont  is  combined  the  fine  water  of  the  many  mineral  springs  of  the 
County.  The  Lincoln  Lithia  Springs  are  the  most  famous,  but  there  are  several 
others  of  great  popularity  throughout  this  section.  The  summer  temperature 
in  Lincolnton  averages  75  to  80  degrees,  while  the  winter  temperature  averages 
40  to  50  degrees.     The  temperature  is  very  equable. 


CHURCHES— 


Few  of  the  smaller  cities  of  the  State  have  church  buildings  that  make  the 
fine  appearance  that  those  of  Lincolnton  make.  There  are  seven  denomina- 
tions represented,  these  being  the  Presbyterian,  Baptist,  Methodist  Episcopal, 
Methodist  Protestant,  Reformed,  Episcopal  and  Lutheran.  Four  of  these  have 
recently  erected  new  churches  averaging  $75,000  each.  They  are:  Presbyterian, 
Methodist,   Lutheran,    and   Baptist. 


INDUSTRY- 


Lincolnton  has  15  cotton  mills,  foundry  and  machine  shops,  two  electrically- 
operated  flour  mills,  a  tire  patch  and  rubber  goods  factory,  an  ice  plant,  ice 
cream  factory,  creamery,  electric  bakery,  cement  block  factory,  four  lumber 
plants,  hydro-electric  power  plant,  a  tin  mine  and  iron  ore  beds  in  the  county, 
making  a  total  of  over  30  manufacturing  plants   in  the  city. 


FINANCES— 


Lincolnton  has  two  National  Banks.  The  First  National  Bank  has  a  capital 
of  $100,000,  surplus  of  $100,000  and  total  resources  of  $1,361,317.  The  County 
National  Bank  has  a  capital  of  $80,000  with  a  surplus  of  $40,000.  Both  of 
these  banks  have  recently  erected  imposing  new  homes.  Lincolnton  also  has 
two  building  and  loan  associations. 


SCHOOLS- 


Lincolnton  has  a  modern,  up-to-date  school  system  with  five  school  buildings. 
A  new  $100,000  High  School  is  now  nearing  completion.  This  building  is 
fireproof    throughout    and    is    well    equipped    for    the   different    departments    of 

work. 

HOSPITAL— 

The  Lincolnton  Hospital  is  a  credit  to  the  community.  It  is  well  equipped 
and  draws  patients  from  50  to  100  miles  of  Lincolnton  in   all  directions. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Farming  is  the  principal  occupation  of  the  people  of  Lincoln  living  outside 
the  towns.  The  soil  of  the  county  is  such  that  a  large  variety  of  products  can 
be  raised.  Lincolnton  is  surrounded  by  one  of  the  fine  agricultural  areas 
for  which  the  State  is  noted.  Lincolnton  is  the  market  and  shopping  center 
for  people   throughout   the   entire   county. 

COURT  HOUSE— 

Lincoln  County  has  just  completed  the  erection  of  a  new  Court  House  in 
Lincolnton,  on  L^nion  Square.  This  is  one  of  the  finest  in  the  State,  built  of 
granite   and   limestone   at   a  cost   of  $250,000.      It   is    fire-proof   throughout. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Lincolnton  welcomes  industrial  plants  as  she  feels  she  has  much  to  offer  the 
promoter    as    well    as    the    home    seeker.      Write   the    Lincolnton    Kiwanis    Club. 


Lincolnton  is  in  the  cotton  manufacturing 
center  of  the  South  and  has  15  cotton  mills 
around  her  borders.  In  addition  there  are  over 
15  other  plants  making  various  articles. 


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Lumberton 


Robeson  County 


Lumberton — "The  Growing  Town' 


LOCATION- 


Lumberton  is  located  In  the  southeastern  part  of  North  Carolina  in  the  Eastern 
part  of  Robeson  County,  of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat.  Robeson  County  is 
bordered  by  South  Carolina  on  the  south,  and  by  Columbus  and  Bladen  Counties 
on  the  east,  Cumberland  County  on  the  northeast,  Hoke  on  the  north,  and 
Scotland  County  on  the  west.  It  is  a  rich  country  and  is  in  one  of  the  richest 
agricultural   areas  in  the  State. 


RAILROADS- 


Lumberton  is  on  the  Charlotte-Wilmington  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Rail- 
way, 68  miles  west  of  Wilmington,  117  miles  east  of  Charlotte,  while  it  is  only 
43  miles  to  Hamlet  where  direct  connection  is  made  for  Atlanta,  .Jacksonville, 
Richmond  and  Washington  over  the  Seaboard.  The  main  line  of  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railway  crosses  Robeson  County  only  18  miles  west  of  Lumberton. 
In  traveling  south,  connection  at  Pembroke  makes  Charleston  only  a  seven 
hour  ride,  and  Jacksonville  is  reached  in  15  hours.  Northbound  traffic  leaves 
Lumberton  over  the  Virginia  and  Carolina  Southern  Railway,  and  at  Hope 
Mills,  27  miles  north,  direct  connection  with  the  main  line  of  the  A.  C.  L.  places 
northern  markets  only  a  few  hours  distant,  Washington  being  only  12  hours 
away.  The  Raleigh  and  Charleston  Railway  connects  Lumberton  with  South 
Carolina  points  at  Smithboro  where  it  crosses  the  Hamlet-Savannah  branch  of 
the  Seaboard  Air  Line,  and  at  Marion  where  it  taps  the  Wilmington-Florence 
branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line.  Robeson  County  is  served  by  18  passenger 
trains  a  day,  which  gives  her  ample  railway  connection  with  all  parts  of  the 
country.  Robeson  County  has  more  railroad  mileage  than  any  other  county 
in  the  State. 


HIGHWAYS— 


Lumberton,  the  County  Seat  of  Robeson  Count)-,  is  the  hub  for  a  splendid 
highway  system  covering  the  County  and  then  extending  beyond  the  County 
limits.  It  is  on  the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Asheville  State  Highway  which  is  now 
being  hard  surfaced.  In  addition  to  this  important  sea-to-mountains  highway, 
Lumberton  is  the  southern  terminus  of  State  Highway  No.  70  which  leads  to 
Aberdeen,  Asheboro,  Greensboro,  Reidsville,  and  to  the  Virginia  line  near  Dan- 
ville. State  Highway  No.  21  from  South  Carolina  to  Fayetteville  and  Raleigh 
also  passes  Lumberton  as  do  Nos.  23  and  211.  Thus  Lumberton  has  State 
Highways  radiating  in  eight  directions  from  her  borders.  This  is  more  than 
has  any  other  city  or  town  in  the  State  except  Winston-Salem  which  has  the 
same  number.  There  are  1675  miles  of  State  maintained  highways  in  Robeson 
County  and  every  mile  so  far  constructed  has  been  hard  surfaced.  Robeson  is 
justly  proud  of  her  roads. 


FACTS- 


Lumberton  is  the  trade  center  of  one  of  the  largest  counties  of  the  State.  Its 
three  railroads  are  amply  able  to  transport  its  commodities  to  the  outside  mar- 
kets. Three  banks  with  total  deposits  of  over  $2,500,000.00  are  great  assets  in 
the  development  of  the  town.  The  National  Bank  is  the  only  million  dollar 
bank  in  the  Count>',  while  the  First  National  has  total  resources  of  over  $825,000. 
The  cotton  and  tobacco  markets  averaged  last  year  over  15,000  bales  of  cotton 
and  over  5,500,000  pounds  of  tobacco.  Lumherton  has  the  largest  freight  re- 
ceipts of  any  town  between  Charleston  and  Wilmington.  The  assessed  valuation 
of  property  in  Lumberton  in  1921  was  $4,04-1,076.00  with  an  estimated  value  of 
$6,000,000  and  a  net  debt  of  only  $813,413.00.  The  city  has  a  bonded  debt  of 
$691,500.00  of  which  S185.000.oo  was  recently  issued  for  street  improvements 
and  .Sl5.000.oo  for  water  bonds.  The  1920  census  population  of  2.691  was  ad- 
mitted by  the  Government  to  he  in  error  and  an  offer  of  recount  was  made. 
The  estimated  city  population  is  3,500,  including  suburbs  1,500,  while  the  census 
gives    (i,K50   in    Lumberton    Township. 


Lumherton  has  all  the  advantages  of  being 
backed  by  a  rich  agricultural  country  where 
raw  materials  are  plentiful,  a  good  all-year 
climate,  reasonable  taxes,  plenty  of  contented 
labor,  good  roads,  three  railroads  and  is  a  good 
town  in  which  to  locate  a  new  industry. 


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Population  3,500 


1920  —  2,691 


Robeson — "The  County  of  the  'God  Blessed  Macs' 


INDUSTRY— 


Lumberton  boasts  of  her  industrial  plants  among  which  are  included  four  cotton 
mills,  a  saw  mill,  an  oil  and  fertilizer  factory  (The  Robeson  Manufacturing  Co.), 
an  ice  plant,  and  marble  works. 

HEALTH— 

The  new  £150,000  Baker  Sanatorium  of  45  rooms  is  a  hospital  of  highly  specialized 
surgery  anvl  one  of  the  most  up-to-date  in  the  whole  State.  All  its  medical  and 
surgical  equipment  is  of  the  best.  The  Thompson  Hospital  is  equipped  to  thor- 
oughly care  for  the  health  of  Lumberton  and  Robeson  County. 

EDUCATION— 

Robeson  County  has  made  wonderful  strides  in  the  progress  of  education  in  the 
past  few  years.  In  1893  the  total  value  of  school  property  was  only  a  little 
over  $13,000,  while  today  it  is  over  $1,000,000.  Since  1920  new  buildings  costing 
$645,000  have  been  built  at  Philadelphia,  Fairmont,  Liberty,  Barnesville,  Orum, 
Barker,  Ten  Mile,  St.  Pauls,  White  Pond,  Burnt  Swamp,  Pembroke,  and  Pem- 
broke (Indian),  and  Maxton  (colored).  Each  of  these  schools  embraces  the 
latest  architecture,  arrangement,  heating,  ventilating  and  sanitary  ideas.  In 
addition  to  the  above,  buildings  erected  within  the  past  few  years  at  Red  Springs, 
Lumber  Bridge,  Parkton,  Rowland,  Maxton,  St.  Pauls  and  Lumberton  have 
a  present  valuation  of  $422,500,  making  a  total  of  over  $1,000,000  invested  in 
19  schools  with  14  modern  High  Schools  in  this  group.  Over  1300  High  School 
pupils  alone  are  enrolled.  In  1920  there  were  229  white  teachers,  122  negro  and 
66  Indian,  receiving  $223,617.00  in  salaries  annually.  In  the  County  there  are 
two  Colleges  and  four  State  High  Schools.  The  Colleges  are:  Flora  MacDonald 
at  Red  Springs,  and  Carolina  at  Maxton,  both  for  young  ladies.  Farm  and 
home  demonstration  work  as  well  as  Public  Health  work  are  great  assets  to  the 
County.  Robeson  was  one  of  the  first  Counties  to  employ  a  full  time  health 
officer  and  demonstration  agent. 

INSURANCE— 

The  Home  Office  of  the  LaFayette  Life  Insurance  Company  is  at  Lumberton. 
The  Company  occupies  an  office  building  which  belongs  to  the  Company.  The 
LaFayette  Life  Insurance  Company  was  organized  in  1909  and  writes  all  kinds 
of  life  and  industrial  insurance  for  the  masses.  The  Company  now  has  over  a 
million  dollars  of  insurance  in  force. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Robeson  County  is  the  third  largest  county  in  the  State  and  the  seventeenth 
county  in  the  United  States  in  value  of  crops,  and  second  in  the  South.  There 
are  6534  farms  in  the  county  with  a  cultivated  area  of  208,076  acres.  On  these 
farms  there  are  8984  mules  and  horses,  6300  head  of  cattle,  39,000  hogs  and  2112 
hives  of  bees.  Cotton  is  the  leading  money  crop  of  the  county,  with  a  total  of 
78,591  acres  in  1921  and  a  production  of  63,000  bales.  The  average  per  acre 
production  of  tobacco  is  975  pounds  produced  on  6946  acres.  72,531  acres  are 
planted  in  corn  with  an  average  production  per  acre  of  23  bushels.  7,193  acres 
are  planted  in  oats  and  346  in  wheat.  The  average  per  acre  production  of  Irish 
potatoes  is  93  bushels,  while  that  of  sweet  potatoes  is  98  bushels.  There  are  39,319 
fruit  trees  in  the  County,  1499  acres  of  truck  and  1392  acres  in  home  gardens. 
Great  interest  is  being  taken  in  poultry  and  bee  raising  and  great  success  has 
already  been  attained. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Robeson  County  offers  a  large  field  of  opportunity  both  to  the  farmer  and  the 
manufacturer.  Many  towns  and  communities  are  offering  special  inducements 
to  manufacturers,  and  investigation  is  welcomed. 


Robeson  County  leads  the  counties  of  North 
Carolina  in  value  of  crops  and  is  surpassed  in 
the  entire  South  by  only  one  other  county, 
which  stands  just  one  notch  above  Robeson, 
and  it  is  seventeenth  among  the  fifty  leading 
counties  in  the  United  States  in  this  respect. 


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Monroe 


Union  Countv 


Monroe — "The  Friendly  Town 


LOCATION— 


Monroe,  the  County  Seat  of  Union  County,  is  admirably  located  in  the  heart 
of  the  county  thus  being  the  trade  center  of  the  people  throughout  this  area. 
Union  County  itself  lies  in  the  lower  edge  of  the  Piedmont  Plateau,  bordered 
on  the  north  by  Stanly  County  and  tipped  by  Cabarrus.  On  the  east  lies  Anson 
County.  To  the  south  are  Chesterfield  and  Lancaster  Counties  in  South  Carolina, 
the  latter  also  forming  part  of  the  western  boundary.  Mecklenburg  county  to 
the    northeast   completes   the   boundaries   of   the  county. 


RAILROADS- 


Monroe  is  served  by  two  brandies  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway.  One  of 
these  runs  from  Norfolk  through  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  and  Hamlet  to 
Monroe  and  on  south  to  Atlanta  and  Birmingham.  The  other  is  the  line  from 
Wilmington  through  Hamlet,  Monroe  and  Charlotte  to  Rutherford  ton.  At 
Hamlet,  54  miles  east,  connection  is  made  with  the  Richmond-Tampa  line  of  the 
Seaboard,  while  the  Southern  Railway  main  line  is  tapped  at  Charlotte,  21 
miles  west.  Thus  Monroe  has  fast  mail,  express  and  freight  service  to  the  lead- 
ing markets,  while  through  Pullman  service  to  a  number  of  large  trade  centers 
is  maintained.  The  Seaboard  maintains  repair  shops  here  and  is  planning  a  line 
from  here  to  McBee,  S.  C. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Monroe  is  on  two  State  Highways.  One  of  these  is  Xo.  20  which  crosses  the 
State  from  Tennessee  through  Asheville,  Charlotte,  Monroe  and  Hamlet  to 
Wilmington  on  the  coast.  The  other  is  No.  25  which  runs  southwest  from  Monroe 
to  the  South  Carolina  line  near  Lancaster,  S.  C.  Both  of  these  are  included  in 
the  hard-surface  road  program  of  the  State  Highway  system,  while  No.  20  is 
now  paved  from  here  to  Kings  Mountain.  In  addition  to  these  State  roads 
Monroe  is  surrounded  by  the   fine  highways  of   Union  County. 


CITY    FACTS- 


Monroe  is  under  the  aldermanic  form  of  city  government,  with  a  mayor  and 
five  aldermen.  Monroe  has  a  municipally-owned  water  and  light  system.  Pure 
water  is  furnished  to  the  citizens  at  reasonable  cost  and  is  secured  from  artesian 
wells  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the  city.  The  Southern  Power  Company 
furnishes  electric  current  for  lighting  and  industrial  purposes.  The  streets 
and  sidewalks  of  the  city  are  well  paved,  while  an  adequate  sewerage  system 
covers  the  city.  Monroe's  fire  department  is  well  equipped  and  has  ample 
quarters  in  a  building  used  for  this  purpose  alone.  Monroe  has  a  new  $65,000 
post  office. 

EDUCATION— 

For  years  the  schools  of  Monroe  have  set  a  high  standard  as  is  shown  by  the 
fact  that  Monroe  High  School  is  among  the  accredited  schools  of  the  State.  A 
new  high  school  building  has  recently  been  erected,  furnished  throughout  with 
modern  equipment.  There  are  in  addition  to  the  High  School  two  graded 
schools,  one  in  North  Monroe  and  the  other  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Union  County  is  primarily  a  cotton  growing  county  and  ranks  fourth  in  the 
list  of  cotton  growing  counties  of  the  State.  The  staple  grown  here  is  of  a 
very  high  grade  and  is  in  great  demand.  Monroe  is  the  cotton  market  not  only 
for  Union,  but  for  other  nearby  counties — over  20,000  bales  being  received  here 
annually. 

RELIGION— 

There  are  ten  churches  in  the  city  proper,  with  two  additional  ones  in  Icemorlee, 
a  nearby  mill  village.  Eight  of  these  serve  white  congregations,  while  the  other 
four   serve   the   colored    race.      Six   denominations    are    represented. 


Cotton  is  the  principal  crop  of  Union  County 
■while  Monroe  is  recognized  as  the  cotton 
market  for  a  large  area.  Over  20,000  bales  are 
received  in  Monroe  in  a  season. 


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Population  7,250 


1920  —  4,030 


Monroe — "The  Capital  of  Union  County" 


INDUSTRY- 


Manufacturing  enterprises  in  the  city  include  four  cotton  mills  and  eight  other 
plants.  The  cotton  mills  are:  The  Icemorlee,  Jackson,  Everett  and  Bearskin. 
Among  the  other  manufacturing  concerns  may  be  mentioned  the  J.  H.  Myers 
Lumber  Company,  Efird  Marble  Works,  Monroe  Ice  and  Fuel  Company,  the 
Southern  Cotton  Oil  Company  and  the  Henderson  Roller  Mills  Company,  Ice- 
morlee Knitting  Mills,  Standard  Manufacturing  and  Distributing  Co.,  and  the 
Tucker   Manufacturing  Co. 


WHOLESALE- 


Monroe  is  a  large  wholesale  and  jobbing  center.  The  Monroe  Hardware  Com- 
pany, capitalized  at  $150,000.00  is  one  of  the  largest  wholesale  hardware  firms 
in  the  two  Carolinas,  while  the  Heath-Morrow  company,  J.  D.  Futch  &  Son,  and 
the  Henderson-Snyder  Company  are  large  wholesale  grocery  houses  drawing 
trade  from  a  large  area. 


RETAIL— 


The  local  store  of  W.  H.  Belk  &  Bro.  was  the  first  of  the  Belk  chain  of  stores. 
Today  there  are  over  30  of  these  stores  in  the  two  Carolinas  and  Virginia. 
Other  department  stores  in  Monroe  include  Lee  &  Lee  and  the  Efird  Store, 
a  part  of  the  Efird  Chain. 


INSURANCE- 


The  Gordon  Insurance  &  Investment  Company  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  the 
insurance  field  of  the  entire  state.  This  company  is  agency  manager  for  the 
Southeastern  Department  of  the  Philadelphia  Life  Insiirance  Co.  as  well  as  being 
agent  for  over  20  leading  fire  and  casualty  companies.  Other  insurance  com- 
panies here  are  the  Monroe  Insurance  Investment  Co.,  the  I.  H.  Blair  Insurance 
Co.  and  the  Lee  and  Coble  Co. 


FINANCE— 


There  are  four  banks  in  Monroe,  with  total  resources  in  excess  of  $2,500,00.00. 
These  banks  are  the  Monroe  Bank  and  Trust  Company,  the  Farmers  and 
Merchants  Bank,  the  Bank  of  Union  and  the  First  National  Bank. 


HOTEL— 


The  new  five-story  Joffre  Hotel  is  the  pride  of  Monroe.  Not  only  is  it  the 
tallest  and  most  imposing  building  in  the  city,  but  it  also  shows  the  progressive 
spirit  of  the  citizens  who  financed  its  erection.  It  is  fire-proof,  contains  100 
rooms  and  cost  $150,000.00. 

HISTORY— 

Before  Union  County  was  organized  it  was  a  part  of  Anson  and  Mecklenburg, 
sharing  with  them  in  the  Mecklenburg  Declaration  of  Independence.  It  is 
of  interest  that  Andrew  Jackson  was  born  in  Union  County  near  Waxhaw. 
During  the  Civil  War  Federal  troops  were  encamped  on  the  Square  where  the 
Court  House  now  stands  and  captured  some  Confederate  soldiers  on  the  lawn 
of  the  lot  where  Dr.  J.  M.  Belk's  residence  now  stands.  An  event  of  more 
recent  date  was  Marshall  Foch's  visit  to  Monroe  on  December  9,  1921.  His 
only  stop   in  this   State  was  made   at   Monroe. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Monroe  especially  welcomes  new  textile  industries.  Several  advantages  along 
this  line  may  be  mentioned.  Power  is  plentiful,  labor  is  native-born,  efficient 
and  plentiful,  climate  is  mild,  shipping  facilities  are  excellent  and  raw  material 
is  at  hand.  Monroe  offers  excellent  opportunity  for  development  of  the  textile 
industry. 


Monroe  has  twelve  manufacturing  plants. 
There  are  four  cotton  mills,  a  knitting  mill, 
two  lumber  plants,  an  ice  plant,  a  roller  mill, 
a  cotton  oil  mill,  marble  works  and  a  creamery. 


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Mooresville 

Iredell  County 


Mooresville — "The  Queen  of  Iredell" 


LOCATION— 


Mooresville,  with  a  population  of  6,000,  is  situated  in  the  .southern  part  or  Ire- 
dell County  in  the  west-central  part  of  North  Carolina  and  in  the  edge  of  the 
Piedmont  Plateau.  Iredell  County  is  bordered  on  the  south  by  Cabarrus  and 
Mecklenburg  Counties,  on  the  west  by  Lincoln,  Catawba  and  Alexander,  on  the 
north  by  Wilkes  and  Yadkin,  and  on  the  east  by  Davie  and  Rowan  Counties. 


RAILROADS- 


Mooresville  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway.  It  is  on  the  Charlotte-Taylors- 
ville  line  and  also  on  the  Charlotte-Barber-Winston-Salem  line.  These  two  lines 
divide  at  Mooresville  Junction  just  above  the  city's  business  district.  Moores- 
ville is  28  miles  miles  north  of  Charlotte  where  connection  is  made  with  the 
Southern  for  Atlanta,  295  miles,  and  Columbia,  136  miles  from  Mooresville. 
Barber  Junction  is  only  15  miles  to  the  northeast  where  connection  is  made  for 
Washington,  353  miles  from  Mooresville.  To  reach  Asheville,  130  miles  away, 
connection  is  made  at  Statesville,  IS  miles  to  the  north.  Mooresville  has  8 
passenger  trains  a  day,  giving  it  easy  access  to  the  leading  markets  by  the 
Southern  Railway  system. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Mooresville  also  has  16  jitneys  going  out  of  Mooresville  each  day.  Splendid 
highway  connections  with  a  hard-surfaced  highway  direct  into  Charlotte  and 
connecting  with  the  Salisbury- A sheville  Highway,  15  miles  to  the  north.  Be- 
sides this,  Mooresville  is  connected  with  other  parts  of  the  County  by  a  splendid 
road  system.  Iredell  County  has  one  of  the  best  sand-clay  road  systems  in  the 
State.     There  are  also  50  miles  of  hard  surfaced  roads  in  the  County. 

GEOGRAPHY— 

Mooresville,  750  feet  above  sea  level,  is  situated  on  the  dividing  line  of  the 
watershed,  the  land  sloping  gradually  both  to  the  east  and  the  west.  To  the 
east  of  the  city  water  runs  to  the  Yadkin  River  while  to  the  west  it  drains  to 
the  Catawba.  The  climate  is  that  of  the  foothills  of  Carolina — never  extremely 
cold  in  winter,  while  the  summers  are  delightfully  cool  and  invigorating. 

IMPROVEMENTS— 

Mooresville  has  the  pure  water  (established  by  analysis)  and  is  amply  provided 
against  future  shortage  by  a  system  of  conducting  water  to  the  city  from  a 
point  5  miles  distant.  This  water  passes  thru  a  modern  filtering  and  cleansing 
plant.  There  are  8  miles  of  asphalt  streets,  26  miles  of  concrete  sidewalks, 
with  additional  miles  under  construction.  Every  home  in  the  city  connects  with 
a  modern  sewerage  system  which  extends  over  20  miles  of  street.  The  city  is 
well  lighted,  while  the  business  district  is  served  by  a  White  Way.  The  city 
owns  its  water  and  light  plant  which  is  operated  on  a  self-sustaining  basis.  The 
city  is  protected  by  modern  fire  fighting  apparatus,  paid  firemen  and  a  well 
trained  volunteer  citizens  company,  operating  2  trucks  of  approved  make.  The 
tax  rate  is  $1.00  for  the  city,  and  50  cents  on  the  hundred  for  schools. 


CLUBS- 


Mooresville  has  branches  of  the  leading  fraternal  organizations  and  civic  clubs 
that  are  prominent  factors  in  the  life  of  the  city.  The  Civic  League  and  other 
women's  clubs  are  always  active  in  beautifying  the  city  and  maintaining  its 
cleanliness.  Parks,  phiy grounds  and  swimming  pools  add  to  the  pleasure  of 
the  children,  while  skating  rinks  and  two  inclosed  parks — for  football  or  baseball 
— add  to  the  amusement  of  the  elder.  The  Mooresville  Enterprise  backs  every 
interest  of  the  County,  whether  educational,  religious,  industrial  or  agricultural. 
This  plant  also  does  job  printing. 


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Population  6,000 


1920  —  4,084 


"The  Best  Way  Everywhere  is  by  Mooresville" 

INDUSTRY— 

The  Mooresville  Cotton  Mills  Co.  has  a  total  capital  stock  of  $3,300,000.00  and 
is  equipped  with  60,000  spindles  and  1,820  looms.  They  operate  30,000  spindles 
and  1,000  looms  day  and  night,  and  employ  1,600  operatives.  The  products 
manufactured  are  ginghams,  outings,  suitings,  palm  beach  goods  and  the  cloth 
used  in  the  manufacture  of  automobiles.  The  Company  operates  a  modern  power 
plant  which  handles  coal  with  automatic  stoker  and  labor  saving  devices.  They 
have  their  own  water  system  and  supply  500  operatives'  cottages  with  water 
and  light  and  maintain  a  complete  sewerage  system.  They  operate  a  complete 
piece  goods  dyeing  and  bleaching  plant  and  are  the  city's  largest  manufacturers. 
The  Cascade  Mills,  successors  to  the  Dixie  Cotton  Mills,  operate  20,000  spindles 
and  sufficient  looms  to  care  for  the  output.  The  capital  is  $400,000  and  they  make 
fine  shirtings.  Mooresville  also  has  two  roller  mills  with  a  combined  daily 
capacity  of  160  barrels  of  flour,  450  bushels  of  com,  and  500  bushels  of  feed. 
The  Mooresville  Co-operative  Creamery  is  an  institution  owned  by  the  farmers 
of  the  community  and  has  an  output  of  1,100  lbs.  daily  with  a  much  larger 
capacity.  There  is  a  $1,500  ice  cream  factory  and  also  makes  cones.  Other 
industries  are:  an  ice  plant  of  45  tons  daily  capacity;  a  broom  factory  of  125 
dozen  weekly  capacity;  a  furniture  factory  specializing  on  kitchen  tables;  a 
cement  manufacturing  plant;  2  large  cotton  seed  oil  mills;  2  large  ginneries;  a 
mattress  factory  and  other  minor  industries. 

FINANCE— 

The  First  National  Bank  and  the  Merchants  and  Farmers  Bank  do  the  bulk 
of  the  financing  of  these  industries.  Several  loan  and  trust  companies  and  2 
Building  and  Loan  Associations  aid  the  home  builders. 

RELIGION— 

Beautiful  churches  have  been  erected  in  the  city  and  the  denominations  repre- 
sented are:  Presbyterian,  Baptist,  Methodist,  Associate  Reformed  Presbyterian, 
Lutheran  and  Episcopal.  The  value  of  church  properties  will  aggregate  $300,- 
000.00,  including  pastors'  homes  owned  by  each  church.  The  churches  have 
2,548  communicants  with  2,617  in  Sabbath  School. 

RESIDENCES— 

Mooresville  is  proud  of  her  many  beautiful  homes.  The  homes  of  all  classes 
are  well  built  and  have  well  kept  lawns.  The  residential  sections  are  traversed 
by  well-shaded  streets  which  add  to  the  beauty  of  the  city. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Mooresville  is  surrounded  by  the  splendid  farming  country  for  which  Piedmont 
Carolina  is  famous.  The  lands  are  suitable  to  growing  any  crops  from  truck 
to  cotton.  A  dairy  industry  has  been  built  up  and  the  farmers  have  pure 
bred  stock  and  cattle  and  raise  grain,  clover,  poultry  and  swine,  making  cotton 
a  pin-money  crop. 

EDUCATION— 

Mooresville  school  system  ranks  as  one  of  the  best  in  the  State.  It  is  accredited 
by  the  Southern  Association  of  Colleges.  To  hold  this  honor  a  school  must 
maintain  a  teaching  staff  of  standard  qualifications.  Graduates  from  M.  H.  S. 
will  be  admitted  on  certificate  to  the  leading  Colleges  and  Universities  of  the 
South  without  examination.     The  school  has  1640  pupils  and  46  teachers. 

OPPORTUNITIES— 

The  Mooresville  Chamber  of  Commerce  is  actively  engaged  in  developing  the 
city  and  any  inquiry  will  receive  prompt  and  courteous  attention. 


Mooresville  s  Educational  System  is  one  of  the 
very  best  in  North  Carolina.^  Its  High  School 
is  accredited  by  the  Southern  Association  of 
Colleges. 


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Morehead  City — "The  Tourist's  Mecca' 


LOCATION- 


Morehead  City  is  located  on  the  southern  shore  of  Carteret  County  on  a  penin- 
sular jutting  out  between  the  waters  of  Bogue  Sound  and  Newport  River.  Bogue 
Sound  lies  to  the  south  of  Morehead  City,  while  the  Newport  River  flows  in  an 
easterly  and  thence  southerly  direction  across  Carteret  County,  and  then  round- 
ing the  peninsular  becomes  a  part  of  Bogue  Sound.  Morehead  City,  lying  in  this 
peninsular  as  it  does,  has  a  water  frontage  of  over  five  miles  and  "has  become 
the  trade  center  of  a  large  part  of  the  people  living  in  the  western  half  of  Car- 
teret County.  Carteret  County  itself  is  bordered  by  Craven  and  Jones  Counties 
on  the  north,  while  the  White  Oak  River  separates  it  from  Onslow  County  on 
the  west.  To  the  south,  sounds  and  hays  separate  the  mainland  from  a  narrow 
reef  that  extends  the  entire  length  of  the  County. 


THE   REEF- 


This  reef  faces  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  protecting  the  inner  waters  from  the  rough 
waters  of  the  Atlantic.  About  midway  its  length,  this  reef  juts  out  into  the 
Atlantic,  forming  the  famous  Cape  Lookout  which  is  only  eleven  miles  from  the 
city.  To  the  southwest  of  this  cape  the  inward  curvature  of  the  shore  forms 
Onslow  Bay,  while  to  the  northeast  lies   Raleigh   Bay. 

THE  INLET— 

Just  to  the  east  and  three  miles  from  the  city  lies  a  break  in  the  reef,  forming 
an  inlet  which  joins  the  sounds  with  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  This  inlet  permits 
ocean  going  vessels  to  enter  the  inner  waters  and  to  dock  at  the  city  wharfs. 
Morehead  City  has  easy  access  to  the  ocean  itself.  Morehead  City  Pier  Number 
One,  is  within  two  miles  of  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

INLAND   WATERWAY— 

Morehead  City  (located  just  midway  between  New  York  and  Florida)  is  directly 
on  the  Inland  Waterway  which  parallels  the  coast  from  Maine  to  Florida,  mak- 
ing it  possible  for  ships  to  avoid  the  dangers  off  the  coast  rounding  Cape  Hatteras 
and  other  points. 

HARBOR— 

The  docks  at  Morehead  City  are  only  eleven  miles  from  Cape  Lookout  Harbor 
of  Refuge  which  is  recognized  as  the  best  natural  harbor  on  the  Atlantic  Coast 
for  either  small  or  large  craft.  Over  $2,000,000  has  been  expended  on  this 
project.  Morehead  City  has  a  fine  harbor  connecting  directly  with  the  Inland 
Waterway,  while  the  channel  from  its  pier  number  one  to  the  ocean  has  a  mini- 
mum depth  of  twenty-seven  feet,  except  at  the  dock  proper  where  the  depth  is 
twenty-three  feet. 

WATER  FRONT— 

Morehead  City's  water  front  is  well  able  to  care  for  the  needs  of  both  maritime 
and  inland  transportation.  The  city  has  2500  feet  of  sea  wall  and  terminal 
facilities  directly  on  the  Inland  Waterway.  There  are  fifteen  feet  of  water  at 
the  City  Dock.  At  the  ocean  bar,  only  four  miles  away,  there  are  twenty  feet 
of  water.  Morehead  City  provides  a  marine  railway  for  yachts  and  has  com- 
petent pilots. 

SHIPPING  POINT— 

Morehead  City  is  the  most  convenient  point  for  vessels  traveling  the  Inland 
Waterway  to  stop  for  supplies.  Morehead  City  is  one  of  the  largest  fish  shipping 
points  on  the  Atlantic  Coast.  Morehead  City  is  the  natural  transfer  point  for 
land  and  water  transportation.  Here  are  offered  unusual  advantages  for  the 
further  development  of  port  terminal   facilities. 


Morehead  City  is  one  of  the  largest  fish  ship- 
ping cities  on  the  Atlantic  Coast;  it  is  on  the 
Inland  Waterway,  and  only  eleven  miles  from 
Cape  Lookout  Harbor  of  Refuge,  the  best 
natural  harbor  on  the  Atlantic  Coast. 


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Population  3,500 


1920  —  2,958 


Morehead  City — "The  All-Year  Resort" 


RAILROADS- 


Morehead  City  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway  which  runs  northwest 
from  Morehead  City  to  Goldsboro  where  connection  is  made  with  both  the 
Southern  Railway  and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway.  The  city  has  four 
passenger  trains  daily  and  excellent  express  service  which  places  products  from 
this  section  in  the  leading  market  centers  without  delay. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Morehead  City  is  one  of  the  two  eastern  destinations  of  the  hard-surfaced  Central 
Highway  which  crosses  the  State  from  the  western  mountains  via  Raleigh,  the 
State  Capital,  to  the  cast.  This  road  divides  at  Havelock  just  above  the  city 
and  one  part  comes  into  Morehead  City,  while  the  other  goes  to  Beaufort. 


INDUSTRY- 


Morehead  City's  industries  include  four  ice  factories,  saw  mills,  wood-working 
plants,  box  factories,  numerous  fish  scrap  and  oil  factories  and  a  large  canning 
factory.  A  local  shipyard  and  boat-building  establishment  is  patronized  from 
Maine  to  Florida.  There  are  two  banks  in  Morehead  City,  as  well  as  numerous 
wholesale  and  retail  houses.  The  largest  industry,  however,  is  the  shipping  of 
fish  caught  in  the  nearby  waters. 

CITY  DATA— 

Morehead  City  has  a  splendid  $125,000.00  school  building  and  a  well-organized 
system  of  training,  a  fine  hospital  with  expert  surgeons  and  nurses,  six  churches, 
nine  fraternal  orders,  electric  lights,  waterworks,  a  sewerage  system,  a  wireless 
station,  Coast  Guard  Aviation  Stations,  and  National  Guard  Encampment. 

CLIMATE— 

Morehead  has  an  excellent  all-year-round  climate.  Her  average  winter  tem- 
perature is  about  13  degrees  higher  than  that  of  the  resorts  of  the  Sandhill  sec- 
tion of  the  State,  while  her  proximity  to  the  ocean  makes  her  summer  tempera- 
ture much  lower  than  that  of  the  Sandhills.  Morehead  City  is  located  just 
midway  between  New  York  and  Florida.  This  midway  location  keeps  the 
winters  from  being  too  cold  and  the  summers  from  being  too  hot. 

tourist  resort- 
as  a  tourist  town  for  all  seasons  of  the  year,  Morehead  City  makes  a  strong 
appeal.  Her  winters  are  never  too  cold,  her  summers  never  too  hot,  while  her 
hotels  are  able  to  care  for  every  desire  of  the  guest.  Fishing,  hunting,  swim- 
ming, boating  and  camping  are  among  the  favorite  pastimes,  while  other  leading 
sports  are  also  engaged  in.  Old  Fort  Macon,  near  the  city,  is  a  favorite  mecca 
for  boating  parties.  Paved  highways  make  motoring  a  delight,  while  the  peace- 
ful waters  of  the  sounds  and  rivers  are  a  never-ending  source  of  delight  to 
those  who  enjoy  rowing  or  motor  boating. 

HOTELS— 

Nothing  adds  more  to  a  vacation  than  excellent  hotel  accommodations,  and  in 
this  respect  Morehead  City  is  well  supplied.  Her  five  leading  hotels  are:  the 
New  Atlantic,  the  Woodland,  which  has  established  a  reputation  for  its  splendid 
sea-food  meals;  the  Ocean  Beach,  which  is  located  directly  on  the  beach  opposite 
the  city;  the  Charles  and  the  Little  Jim. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

While  industrial  expansion  and  port  development  offer  large  opportunity,  it 
is  Morehead  City's  advantages  as  an  all-year  tourist  center  that  makes  the 
broadest  appeal.     Communicate  with  the  Morehead  City  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


Morehead  City  is  one  of  the  best  all-year  resort 
cities  on  the  A  tlantic  Coast.  It  offers  hunting, 
fishing,  boating,  bathing,  camping,  motoring 
and  other  sports  in  addition  to  a  well-balanced 
all-the-y  ear -round  climate. 


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Morganton 


Burke  County 


Morganton — "The  Queen  of  the  Highlands' 


LOCATION- 


Morganton,  located  on  the  upper  edge  of  the  Piedmont  Plateau  just  at  the 
foot  of  the  mountains,  is  the  County  Seat  of  Burke  County  and  the  trade  center 
for  a  large  area  of  Burke  and  adjoining  counties.  The  city  is  in  the  very  center 
of  the  county  which  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Avery  and  Caldwell  Counties, 
by  Catawba  on  the  east,  by  Cleveland  and  Rutherford  on  the  south,  and  by 
McDowell  on  the  west. 


RAILROADS- 


Mnrganton  is  well  served  by  the  Southern  Railway,  being  on  the  Asheville  line 
about  half  way  between  Salisbury  and  Asheville.  With  through  trains  daily 
to  Washington,  New  York,  Goldshoro,  Asheville  and  Cincinnati,  Morganton 
enjoys  direct  access  to  all  the  leading  markets.  Through  freight  service  is  also 
quite  an  asset  to  the  city's  manufacturing  interests. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Morganton  is  on  State  Highway  No.  10 — the  Central  Highway— which  runs  from 
Murphy,  near  the  Tennessee  State  line,  through  Asheville,  Black  Mountain,  Mor- 
ganton, Hickory,  Newton,  Statesville,  Salisbury,  Greensboro,  Durham,  Raleigh, 
Goldshoro  and  New  Bern  to  Moreahed  City  and  Beaufort  on  the  Atlantic, 
traversing  a  distance  of  over  500  miles.  No.  18,  running  from  Shelby  to  Lenoir 
and  Wilkesboro,  crosses  No.  10  at  Morganton.  In  addition  to  these  two  State 
Highways  crossing  the  county,  a  fine  system  of  improved  county  roads  has 
been  built.  The  hub  of  this  system  is  Morganton,  the  natural  center  of  the 
activities  of  all  the  county. 


BUS  LINES- 


Regular  motor  bus  service  to  Lenoir  is  now  in  force  while  others  to  Marion  and 
Hickory  will  be  operated  upon  completion  of  the  hard-surface  roads  now  under 
construction  to  these  places. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Morganton  has  an  excellent  lighting  system,  twenty-four  hour  electric  current, 
several  miles  of  paved  streets  and  sidewalks,  a  modernly  equipped  hospital, 
modern  bakery,  laundry,  theatre,  ice  plant,  a  newspaper  and  printing  plant, 
City  Manager  form  of  government,  city  band,  efficient  fire  department  and 
an  abundant  water  supply.  The  water  shed  contains  nearly  3000  acres  fully 
protected,  while  the  water  is  brought  to  the  city  from  the  nearby  mountains 
in  12-inch  mains.  The  supply  is  sufficient  for  a  city  of  25,000  people  and  the 
system  cost  over  $250,000.00. 

STATE  INSTITUTIONS— 

The  fact  that  the  State  of  North  Carolina  has  selected  this  city  for  the  location  of 
two  of  its  largest  institutions  strongly  recommends  Morganton  as  a  health  resort. 
The  two  institutions  are  the  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  and  the  North  Carolina 
School  for  the  Deaf.  In  addition,  a  well  known  private  sanatorium  is  located 
here. 

CLIMATE— 

One  thing  that  makes  Morganton  such  a  healthful  place  is  the  abundance  of 
pure,  fresli  air  and  the  mild  winters.  At  any  season  of  the  year  the  city  is  a 
delightful  place  to  visit,  for  the  summer  heat  is  tempered  by  cool  breezes  fresh 
from  the  mountains,  while  the  winters  are  never  very  cold.  Morganton's  proximity 
to  the  mountains  brings  many  of  the  leading  peaks  within  a  few  hours1  ride. 


The  largest  tannery  in  the  South  is  located 
here,  as  well  as  two  cotton  mills,  two  furniture 
factories,  a  veneer  pla?it  and  numerous  smaller 
manufacturing  plants. 


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Population  5,000 


1920  —  2,867 


Morganton — "Near  the  Beautiful  Lake  James" 


INDUSTRY- 


The  largest  tannery  in  the  South  is  located  here,  as  well  as  two  cotton  mills,  ten 
furniture  factories,  a  veneer  plant,  a  woodworking  plant,  bottling  plant,  machine 
shop,  flour  mill,  foundry  and  several  smaller  industries.  A  plentiful  supply  of 
native  American  labor,  nearness  to  coal  and  raw  materials,  cheap  electric  power, 
fine  furniture  sites,  and  excellent  rail  transportation  facilities  combined  make 
Morganton  a  city  that  attracts  new  industries  to  its  borders.  Morganton's  indus- 
trial payroll  is  over  $100,000  a  month. 

BANKING— 

Morganton  has  two  strong  banking  institutions,  the  larger  of  which  is  the  First 
National  Bank.  This  institution  has  recently  erected  a  new  up-to-date  banking 
home.  An  active  building  and  loan  association  is  a  great  factor  in  building 
homes  in  the  city. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Agriculture  occupies  the  time  of  the  majority  of  the  people  of  this  county.  The 
leading  crops  include  grains,  cotton,  tobacco  and  potatoes.  Burke  County  is 
unusually  rich  in  natural  resources. 

SCHOOLS— CHURCHES— 

Morganton's  school  system  is  one  of  the  best  in  the  State.  Besides  a  graded 
school  building  the  city  has  recently  erected  a  new  high  school.  Morganton  is 
a  city  of  churches,  having  all  the  leading  denominations  represented  here,  with 
stately  houses  of  worship. 

CIVICS 

Among  the  leading  civic  clubs  are  the  Woman's  Club,  the  Kiwanis  Club  and 
numerous  social  clubs.  A  new  hotel  has  recently  been  opened — The  Caldwell — 
and  has  proven  very  popular. 

LAKE  JAMES— 

Lake  James,  more  generally  known  as  the  Bridge  water  development,  because 
of  its  nearness  to  the  little  town  of  Bridgewater,  is  an  immense  artificial  lake 
of  rare  beauty.  The  scenic  combination  of  mountain  and  water  is  hard  to 
visualize.  While  built  by  the  Southern  Power  Company  for  utilization  purposes, 
it  furnishes  one  of  the  most  charming  bits  of  scenery  in  the  entire  Southland. 
The  lake  covers  6000  acres,  with  a  shore  line  of  100  miles  skirted  by  a  modern 
highway  for  40  miles. 

POWER— 

Lake  James  impounds  100  billion  gallons  of  water  and  is  capable  of  generating 
over  25,000  k.  w.  There  were  5  million  yards  of  earth  and  145,000  cubic  yards 
of  masonry  used  in  constructing  these  dams.  The  power  plant  at  one  of  these 
dams  is  really  a  secondary  consideration,  being  used  only  when  the  water  is  at 
low  stages  and  is  needed  for  use  of  the  plants  below.  The  value  of  this  huge 
reservoir  comes  from  the  fact  that  the  Southern  Power  Company  has  built  seven 
of  its  eight  hydro-electric  plants  upon  the  Catawba  River  below  Lake  James. 
Lake  James  is  a  large  reservoir  which  enables  these  plants  to  run  all  the  year 
by  supplying  water  to  them   during  the  low   stages   of  the   river. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Morganton  offers  distinct  advantages  to  the  manufacturer  in  climate,  location, 
native  labor  and  transportation  facilities,  while  the  natural  resources  include 
virgin  timber,  rich  farm  lands,  frost-free  fruit  land,  vast  mineral  wealth  and 
undeveloped  water  power. 


Morganton  is  near  Lake  James,  one  of  the 
most  attractive  spots  in  the  State.  Over  25,000 
k.  w.  can  be  generated  here,  thus  furnishing 
cheap  and  efficient  power  service  to  the  in- 
dustries in  the  city. 


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Mount  Airy 

Surry  County 


Mount  Airy — "77?e  C/fz/  o/  Opportunity/' 

LOCATION— 

Mount  Airy,  the  gateway  of  a  great  mountain  country,  is  located  in  the  upper 
edge  of  the  State  near  the  Virginia  State  line  in  the  northeastern  part  of  Surry 
County.  Surry  County  is  bounded  by  Carroll  and  Patrick  Counties,  Virginia, 
on  the  north,  by  Stokes  County  on  the  east,  by  Yadkin  County  on  the  south, 
and  by  Wilkes  and  Alleghany  Counties  on  the  west. 

RAILROADS— 

Mount  Airy  is  the  western  terminus  of  the  old  of  the  old  Cape  Fear  and  Yadkin 
Valley  Railroad  running  from  Wilmington  on  the  coast,  through  Fayctteville, 
Sanford  and  Greensboro  to  Mount  Airy.  At  present  the  western  end  of  this 
road  is  owned  by  the  Southern  Railway  while  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  owns 
that  part  from  Sanford  to  Wilmington.  Connection  at  Walnut  Cove  places 
the  city  only  40  miles  from  the  Norfolk  and  Western  Railway  at  that  point, 
At  Greensboro  connection  is  made  with  the  main  line  of  the  Southern,  while  at 
Sanford  both  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  are 
touched.      Thus    Mount    Airy   has    excellent    rail    outlets. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Mount  Airy  is  the  focal  point  of  three  branches  of  the  State  Highway  System 
which  radiate  in  five  directions  ffrom  the  city.  No.  80  runs  from  the  Virginia 
line  northeast  of  the  city  through  Mount  Airy  and  south  through  Yadkinville, 
Mocksville,  Salisbury,  Albemarle  and  Wadesboro  to  the  South  Carolina  line. 
No.  (Hi  runs  south  from  the  Virginia  line  through  Mount  Airy,  Pilot  Mountain 
and  Rural  Hall  to  Winston-Salem,  while  89  runs  from  Mount  Airy  through 
Danhury  and  Walnut  Cove  to  Winston-Salem.  No.  66  is  now  being  paved.  A 
splendid  road,  a  branch  of  No.  89,  connects  Elk  in  with  Mount  Airy.  In  the 
county  there  is  a  fine  system  of  improved  roads  costing  over  $1,000,000.00, 
Over  375  miles  have  been  improved,  84-  of  which  have  been  taken  over  by  the 
State.     Over  $400,000  has  been  expended  on  some  250  steel  and  concrete  bridges. 

CITY  FACTS— 

The  city  of  Mount  Airy  owns  its  own  water  plant  and  has  installed  a  modern 
sewer  system.  An  up-to-date  electric  power  plant  is  also  owned  by  the  munici- 
pality and  is  proving  very  successful.  Abundant  power  is  being  supplied 
to  local  manufacturing  plants.  The  city  has  recently  spent  over  $200,000  in 
a  progressive  paving  program  which  included  the  paving  of  the  principal 
streets  of  the  city. 

EDUCATION— 

Mount  Airy's  progress  in  education  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  in  a  single  year 
the  number  of  teachers  in  the  city  schools  was  increased  from  8  to  40.  A  new 
nine-room  school  building  has  recently  been  completed  at  a  cost  of  over  $30,000, 
while  other  buildings  are  already  planned. 

HOSPITAL— 

The  Martin  Memorial  Hospital  was  established  in  1915  with  fifteen  beds.  Today 
there  are  fifty.  It  is  a  private  general  hospital  with  modern  well-equipped 
laboratory  and  X-ray  departments.  In  1922  one  of  the  most  complete  nurses' 
homes  in  the  State  was  erected. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Mount  Airy  is  a  city  of  diversified  manufacturing  interests  and  in  the  midst 
of  a  region  of  diversified  farming.  Thus  she  offers  rich  returns  to  those  making 
investments   in   almost   any  line   of   endeavor. 


Mount  Airy  is  the  market  center  and  shipping 
point  for  a  large  section  of  the  adjacent  moun- 
tain country.   Cattle,  peaches,  apples,  onions 
potatoes   and    vegetables    are    shipped    from 
Mount  Airy  in  large  quantities. 


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Population  6,000 


1920  —  4,752 


Mount  Airy — "In  the  Land  of  Plenty" 

RELIGION— 

The  leading  congregations  in  Mount  Airy  are  in  the  midst  of  extensive  building 
programs.  The  new  Haymore  Memorial  Baptist  Church  cost  $25,000;  a  new 
parsonage  has  been  erected  by  the  Rockford  Street  Methodists,  while  their 
new  church  building  itself  cost  $2-5,000.  The  Central  Methodist  Church  is  erect- 
ing a  $50,000  church  building.  The  First  Baptist  has  recently  built  a  $15,000 
Sunday  Sciiool  plant.  The  Friends  have  also  recently  added  to  their  building. 
Mount   Airy  is  a  city  of  churches. 

GRANITE   QUARRY— 

The  North  Carolina  Granite  Corporation  operates  a  large  quarry  just  outside 
the  city  limits.  This  plant  is  the  largest  in  the  United  States  and  employs 
over  350  men  removing  the  granite.  Eleven  cableways,  each  with  a  capacity 
of  ten  tons  convey  these  huge  blocks  to  the  finishing  plants,  while  narrow-gauge 
tracks  transport  blocks  weighing  over  ten  tons  each.  This  granite  is  used  in 
monuments,  buildings  and  bridges  throughout  this  country  and  several  foreign 
countries. 

industry- 
Two  finishing  concerns  located  at  the  quarry  are  the  J.  D.  Sargent  Granite 
Company,  and  Lummerman  &  Hoffman  Granite  Company.  Furniture  manu- 
facturing is  one  of  the  big  industries  of  the  city.  Among  those  engaged  in 
this  business  are:  The  National  Furniture  Company,  The  Mt.  Airy  Mantel  and 
Table  Company,  The  Mt.  Airy  Furniture  Company,  the  Mt.  Airy  Chair  Company, 
and  the  Foy  Lumber  &  Manufacturing  Company.  The  Renfro  Hosiery  Mills 
Company  is  one  of  the  city's  larger  industries.  Other  industries  here  are  the 
J.  E.  Wilson  Marble  &  Granite  Works,  the  Marshall  Wagon  Company  and  the 
Alpine  Woolen  Mills.  Numerous  portable  lumber  mills  are  in  operation  in  the 
surrounding  mountains,  thus  supplying  local  plants  with  lumber.  Mount  Airy 
is  a  hive  of  industry,  with  a  total  of  12  manufacturing  plants — all  producing 
to  their  full   capacity. 

FINANCE— 

The  banks  of  Mount  Airy  are  the  Bank  of  Mt.  Airy  and  the  First  National 
Bank.  The  Bank  of  Mt.  Airy  has  just  completed  a  new  $75,000  home.  These 
banks  have  total  deposits  of  over  $2,000,000.00. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Mount  Airy  is  surrounded  by  a  prosperous  agricultural  area  raising  tobacco, 
onions,  potatoes,  cabbage  and  other  vegetables.  Large  quantities  of  these  are 
shipped  out  of  the  county  annually.  The  raising  of  cattle  is  actively  engaged 
in,  with  the  result  that  over  25  cars  a  year  are  shipped  to  other  points. 

FRUIT— 

Fruit  growing  is  attracting  more  and  more  attention  every  year.  It  started 
in  1906  with  the  planting  of  the  Sparger  orchards.  Today  there  are  four  large 
orchard  companies  with  a  total  of  1450  acres  planted  in  peach  and  apple  trees. 
During  the  1922  season  210  cars  containing  35,000  barrels  of  apples  were 
shipped    from    Mount   Airy.      Over   30    carloads    of    peaches    were    also    shipped. 

THE  GATEWAY— 

Mount  Airy  is  the  gateway  to  this  rich  agricultural  and  fruit  growing  section, 
thus  being  the  trade  center  of  the  people  for  miles  around.  Most  of  the  products 
of  this  mountain  area  are  shipped   from   Mount   Airy, 


At  Mount  Airy  are  the  largest  granite  quar- 
ries in  the  United  States,  besides  four  large 
furniture  factories,  textile  mills,  big  wood- 
working  establishments  and  similar  plants  em- 
ploying thousands  of  -persons  the  year  round. 


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New  Bern 


Craven  County 


New  Bern — "The  Historical  City" 

LOCATION— 

New  Bern  is  situated  at  the  confluence  of  the  Neuse  and  the  Trent  Rivers  in 
the  central  part  of  Craven  County  and  is  one  of  the  largest  cities  in  Eastern 
Carolina.  Craven  County  is  bounded  on  the  north  by  Pitt  and  Beaufort  Coun- 
ties, on  the  east  by  Pamlico  Cunty,  on  the  south  by  Carteret  County  and  on 
the  west  by  Jones  County.  The  County  is  very  narrow  at  New  Bern,  the  County 
Seat,  but  broadens  out  considerably  both  north  and  south  of  the  city.  New 
Bern  is  the  county  market  and  trade  center. 

RAILROADS— 

New  Bern  is  served  by  two  railway  systems — the  Norfolk  Southern  and  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line.  The  former  has  three  branches  centering  here— the  Golds- 
boro-New  Bern-Beaufort  line,  the  Washington-New  Bern  line  and  the  New  Bern- 
Oriental  branch.  The  Atlantic  Coast  Line  runs  from  here  to  Wilmington.  These 
railways  give  New  Bern  direct  service  to  the  leading  markets  all  over  the  coun- 
try. Norfolk,  Richmond,  Washington  and  Baltimore  are  just  overnight  rides 
from  here.     Fast  express  service  is  also  maintained. 

HIGHWAYS— 

New  Bern  is  on  Route  10,  the  famous  Central  Highway  from  Murphy  and 
Western  North  Carolina  through  Raleigh  and  New  Bern  to  Morehcad  City  and 
Beaufort  on  the  Atlantic  seaboard.  At  New  Bern  this  route  is  crossed  by  No. 
30  which  comes  south  from  the  Virginia  line  through  Winton,  Windsor,  Williams- 
ton,  Washington,  New  Bern  and  south  to  Jacksonville,  N.  C,  and  Wilmington. 
In  addition  to  these  No.  302  runs  from  New  Bern  to  Bayboro  then  south  to 
Oriental.  These  roads  are  made  more  valuable  by  the  building  of  a  county 
system  to  connect  with  them.  New  Bern  has  been  in  the  front  rank  of  county 
road  builders  for  years. 

HISTORY— 

New  Bern,  the  second  oldest  town  in  North  Carolina  was  founded  in  1710  at 
the  junction  of  the  "News"  ami  Trent  Rivers.  A  band  of  German  Protestants 
who  had  fled  from  persecution  in  the  Palatinate  on  the  Rhine  landed  in  Virginia 
in  1710  and  marched  overland  to  this  point  called  "Chattawka,"  where  they 
settled.  In  September,  1710,  they  were  joined  by  a  band  of  Bernese  Swiss  under 
Baron  de  Graffenried.  The  Oerm.-ins  were  on  the  point  of  starvation  but  under 
the  Swiss  leader  the  colon)'  soon  began  to  prosper.  In  less  than  a  year,  however, 
the  greatest  Indian  war  in  the  history  of  the  State  broke  out  but  by  1723  the 
Indians  were  driven  out,  the  city  was  founded  and  settlers  poured  in.  Among 
the  events  of  importance  in  the  city's  history  may  be  mentioned:  The  first 
book  printed  in  the  State  in  1752,  the  first  newspaper  in  1 7*>4-.  The  first  incor- 
porated school  in  the  State  was  the  New  Bern  Academy,  17f>(>.  The  famous 
Tryon's  Palace,  the  residence  of  the  Governors,  was  finished  in  17P!)  but  nine- 
teen years  later  was  burned.  The  first  congress  of  the  State  independnt  of  royal 
authority,  met  here  in  177o.  The  last  session  of  a  royal  congress  met  here  the 
same  year.  Richard  Caswell,  in  the  first  assembly  in  the  independent  State  of 
North  Carolina  took  the  oath  of  office  in  New  Bern  and  the  first  assembly  of 
the  State  after  the  Declaration  of  Independence  met  here  in  1777.  New  Bern  has 
always  had  a  large  part  in  the  history  of  the  State  and  lias  produced  some  of 
the  State's   greatest   men. 

CITY  FACTS— 

New  Bern  has  excellent  water  facilities,  with  a  ten  foot  channel  to  the  Inland 
Waterway.  A  12-foot  channel  is  planned  for  the  near  future.  New  Bern  has 
a  Chamber  of  Commerce.  Rotary  Club,  Kiwanis  Club,  and  a  Temple  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine  serving  one-half  of  the  State.  The  Elks  own  a  modern  office 
building  containing  their  club  rooms.  There  are  two  tobacco  warehouses  here. 
Excellent  schools,  churches,  and  a  mild,  equable  climate  make  New  Bern  a 
good  city  to  live  in.  Quail,  duck,  deer  and  winged  game  abound  near  the  city, 
while  fishing  is  a  favorite  sport.     The  Country  Club  has  a  nine-hole  golf  course. 


New  Bern,  surrounded  by  fertile  farm  lands, 
is  the  marketing  and  shopping  center,  not  only 
for  Craven  County,  but  for  several  adjoining 
counties  as  well. 


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Population  15,000 


1020  —  12,108 


New  Bern — "The  Lumber  Town  of  Eastern  N.  C." 

ANNIVERSARIES— 

The  Mayor  of  New  Bern  represented  the  city  at  the  seven-hundredth  anniversary 
of  her  parent  city,  Berne.  Three  years  later  New  Berne  adopted  the  armorial 
bearings  and  colors  of  the  parent  city,  and  in  1896  the  city  of  Berne  presented 
to  her  offspring  the  famous  "Banner  of  Berne"  in  memory  of  the  celebration  of 
1891  and  the  birth  of  friendly  relations. 

CLIMATE— 

The  climate  is  one  of  the  city's  greatest  assets.  Fanned  as  it  is  by  warming 
winds  of  the  Gulf  Stream  its  winters  are  very  mild  and  summers  very  pleasant. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  surrounding  country  is  noted  for  its  soil  which  is  adapted  to  all  crops. 
Four  crops  a  year  is  an  ordinary  accomplishment  on  a  plot  of  this  land.  Much 
land  is  yet  undeveloped  and  with  very  little  expense  could  be  cleared  up  and 
put  in  shape  so  that  it  would  yield  rich  returns  throughout  the  entire  year. 

LUMBER— 

New  Bern's  main  industry  is  the  lumber  business.  Ten  of  the  largest  saw  mills 
and  planing  mills  in  the  South  are  located  here.  Among  these  may  be  men- 
tioned the  Pine  Lumber  Company,  one  of  the  largest  of  these  which  has  just 
completed  a  large  modern  plant  equal  to  any   in   this   section. 

CRAVEN  COUNTY— 

Nearly  400,000  acres  of  unimproved  land  that  will  raise  more  and  better  corn 
than  Iowa  and  produces  truck  in  abundance,  are  in  Craven  County.  Within  a 
radius  of  six  hundred  miles  is  50  per  cent  of  the  entire  population  of  the 
United  States.  Thus  New  Bern  is  in  easy  reach  of  the  leading  markets  of  the 
South  and  East.     Paved  roads  and  consolidated  schools  serve  the  whole  county. 

INDUSTRY— 

In  addition  to  the  above  mentioned  lumber  manufacturing  plants,  New  Bern 
has  eight  brick  plants,  two  veneer  plants,  a  bat  factory,  a  toy  factory,  oil 
mills  and  fertilizer  plants,  ice  plants,  shipyards,  machine  shops,  foundries,  a 
shirt  factory  and  overall  factories. 

WHOLESALE— 

New  Bern's  water  facilities  and  low  rates  make  her  quite  important  as  a  whole- 
sale and  distributing  center.     There  are  several  large  wholesale  houses  here. 

RETAIL— 

New  Bern  is  the  shopping  center  of  a  large  area  of  this  section  of  the  State, 
even  beyond  the  borders  of  the  State.  One  of  the  largest  stores  is  that  of  the 
Coplon  Company,  whose  modern  department  store  draws  its  patronage  from 
many  miles  around.  The  New  Bern  Motor  Co.,  who  are  large  distributors  of 
the  Ford  and  Lincoln  cars,  give  a  good  example  of  the  value  of  the  city  as 
a  distributing  center,  as  this  company  distributes  these  cars  throughout  a 
very  wide  area. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Opportunity  is  limitless  in  New  Bern  and  Craven  County,  both  in  agriculture 
and  manufacturing.  New  Bern  has  real  inducements  to  offer  and  awaits  your 
investigation.     Write  the  New  Bern  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

BANKING— 

New  Bern  has  three  banks — the  National  Bank  of  New  Berne,  the  New  Bern 
Banking  and  Trust  Co.,  and  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank  and  Trust  Co.  The 
National  Bank  of  New  Berne  is  the  largest  of  the  three. 


New  Bern  is  the  center  of  the  largest  timber 
and  brick  manufacturing  activity  in  the  whole 
State.  Fishing,  hunting  and  golfing  make 
New  Bern  the  Paradise  of  Sportsmen. 


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Newton 

Catawba  Count v 


Newton — "In  the  Land  of  Promise' 


LOCATION- 


Newton  is  located  in  the  upper  edge  of  the  famous  Piedmont  Plateau  in  the 
west  central  part  of  North  Carolina.  Newton,  the  County  Seat  of  Catawba 
County,  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  County.  The  counties  bordering  Catawba 
are:  Alexander  on  the  north,  Iredell  on  the  east,  Lincoln  on  the  south,  and 
Burke  and  Caldwell  on  the  west.  Catawba  County  is  just  at  the  foot  of  the 
Blue  Ridge  Mountains. 

CLIMATE— 

The  whole  of  Catawba  County,  as  well  as  Newton,  has  the  favored  climate  of 
Piedmont  North  Carolina.  Nestling  at  the  base  of  the  mountains,  Catawba 
County  is  sheltered  from  the  cold  winter  winds  from  the  West,  while  her  sum- 
mers are  tempered  by  cooling  mountain  breezes.  With  -11  days  of  total  sunshine, 
116  rainy  days,  20  cloudy  days  and  It  days  in  which  light  "shifts"  of  snow  fall 
to  vary  the  even  temperature,  Newton  has  a  climate  that  appeals  to  the  new- 
comer almost  the  entire  year. 

RAILROADS— 

Newton  is  on  the  Asheville  Division  of  the  Southern  Railway,  -K>  miles  west  of 
Salisbury,  and  93  miles  east  of  Asheville.  Through  Pullman  sleeping-car  service 
to  Cincinnati,  Washington  and  New  York  places  Newton  in  close  touch  with 
the  leading  markets.  The  Carolina  and  Northwestern  Railway  runs  from  Lenoir 
through  Newton  to  (lastonia  and  Chester,  S.  C.  At  Gastonia  direct  connection 
is  made  for  Atlanta  and  points  south  via  the  main  line  of  the  Southern,  while 
connection  is  made  at  Chester  for  Columbia,  S.  C,  and  Augusta,  Ga.  There  are 
10  passenger  trains  daily  through  Newton,  8  of  which  are  over  the  Southern  and 
2  over  the  C.  &  N.  W.  Railway. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Newton  is  on  the  Central  Highway  which  runs  from  Beaufort  on  the  coast,  to 
Asheville  and  Murphy  in  the  western  Carolina  Mountains.  From  Newton, 
State  Highway  No.  10  runs  south  through  Lincolnton  and  Gastonia  to  the  South 
Carolina  line.  Catawba  County  has  erected  a  splendid  system  of  soil  roads  at 
a  cost  of  over  $600,000.00,  and  with  the  hard-surfaced*  State  Highways  the 
County  is  a  network  of  good  roads,  over  $1,000,000  being  invested. 

BUS  LINES— 

Good  roads  have  developed  the  motor  bus  as  a  means  of  transportation,  and 
there  are  lines  operating  out  of  Newton  to  Hickory,  Statesville  and  Lincolnton. 
At  each  of  these  points  direct  connection  is  made  for  other  towns. 

BANKING— 

Newton's  banking  resources  are  over  §1,300,000.00  while  the  Post  Office  receipts 
have  grown  in  ten  years  from  $4,500  to  a  total  of  §12,200.    (1922). 


TOWNS- 


Catawba  has  a  total  of  six  incorporated  towns:  Newton,  Hickory,  Conover, 
Maiden,  Clareniont  and  Catawba,  all  of  which  have  numerous  manufacturing 
interests. 


EDUCATION— 


Newton  has  a  fine  system  of  schools,  including  a  new  $100,000  High  School 
modernly  equipped.  A  distinct  asset  to  the  city  is  the  Newton  College,  a 
training  school   maintained   by   Asheville   University. 


Newton  has  a  total  of  16  manufacturing  plants 
with  $2,500,000.00  invested  capital,  employing 
1500  operatives  with  a  payroll  of  $600,000.00 
annually,  making  goods  valued  at  more  than 
$3,500,000.00  a  year. 


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Population  3,500 


1920  —  3,021 


Catawba  County — "The  Land  of  Promise 


POPULATION- 


Newton  had  3,021  people  in  1920  but  has  already  increased  this  to  3,500. 
Catawba  County  has  a  population  of  over  35,000  people  living  in  an  area  of  408 
square  miles,  of  whom  S9.3  per  cent  are  native  white  American  and  10.6  negro. 
There  is  one  square  mile  of  land  to  every  82.9  persons. 

INDUSTRY— 

Newton  has  a  total  of  16  manufacturing  plants,  including  five  cotton  mills,  three 
hosiery  mills,  two  flour  mills,  wood-working  plants,  asbestos  yarn  factory,  two 
glove  factories,  cotton  seed  oil  and  fertilizer  plant,  a  vinegar  factory  and  other 
plants  having  a  total  of  over  $2,500,000.00  capital,  producing  goods  valued  at  more 
than  $3,500,000.00  annually,  employing  over  1500  operatives  receiving  over 
$600,000  yearly  in  wages.  Catawba  County,  including  Newton  and  Hickory, 
(see  pages  68  and  69)  has  a  total  of  110  manufacturing  plants  employing  4200 
workers  with  an  annual  payroll  of  $2,875,000.00  and  yearly  production  valued 
at  $18,175,000.00.  A  great  hydro-electric  plant  is  located  only  12  miles  from 
Newton.  A  series  of  plants  are  located  along  the  Catawba  River  and  their 
transmission  lines  throughout  the  County  furnish  cheap  electric  power  for  manu- 
facturing.    Catawba  County  has  13,500  primary  horsepower. 

COUNTY  FACTS— 

An  unusually  large  percentage  of  county  farms  are  operated  by  their  owners. 
Catawba  County  has  one  of  the  largest  Jersey  breeding  farms  in  the  South, 
while  three  of  the  thirteen  champion  Jersey  cows  of  the  entire  United  States 
are  in  the  County.  The  first-co-operative  sweet  potato  growers  association  in 
the  South  was  formed  in  Catawba  County  and  is  still  functioning.  The  county 
tax  rate  is  only  81  cents  per  $100  with  a  property  valuation  of  over  $40,000,000. 
The  county  has  spent  in  one  year  (1922)  $259,305.19  for  education,  maintaining 
county  farm  and  home  demonstration  agents,  welfare  workers,  community  nurse, 
and  superintendent  of  public  health. 

AGRICULTURE— 

A  wide  variety  of  crops  are  grown  in  Catawba  County  and  agriculture  ranks 
as  one  of  the  chief  sources  of  wealth.  Dairying  ranks  first  in  the  County,  with 
over  10,000  dairy  cattle,  while  one  of  the  first  and  one  of  the  largest  creameries 
in  the  South  is  in  the  County.  Some  Catawba  cattle  have  records  as  high  as  787 
pounds  of  butter-fat  in  a  year.  Catawba  has  the  only  dairy  farm  in  the  United 
States  that  has  two  gold  medal  cows.  Livestock,  poultry,  alfalfa,  corn,  cotton, 
wheat,  oats,  the  legumes,  sweet  potatoes,  truck  of  all  kinds,  berries  and  fruits, 
are  a  few  of  the  products  of  the  farm  in  Catawba  County. 

CITY  DATA— 

Newton's  property  valuation  is  over  $4,000,000  with  a  tax  rate  of  $1.09  per 
$100.  Newton  has  eight  miles  of  paved  streets,  eight  miles  of  paved  sidewalks, 
water,  sewer  and  electric  light  systems  covering  the  entire  city,  and  a  good 
telephone  system. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Newton  wants  larger  payrolls  from  more  small  industries,  and  offers  excellent 
transportation  facilities,  fine  climate,  a  plenteous  supply  of  native  labor,  near- 
ness to  coal  fields,  cheap  electric  power,  cheap  factory  sites,  and  a  welcome 
from  the  city  itself.     Investigation  welcomed. 


Catawba  County  has  the  only  farm  in  the 
United  States  having  two  gold-medal  dairy 
cows  and  it  was  the  first  county  in  the  South 
to  organize  a  co-operative  sweet  potato  grow- 
ers association.  The  largest  creamery  in  the 
South  is  in  Catawba  County. 


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Oxford 


Granville  County 


Oxford — "The  City  Beautiful' 


LOCATION- 


Oxford,  the  County  Scat  of  Granville  County,  is  Located  in  the  east  central  part 
of  that  county.  Granville  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Halifax  County,  Va.,  on 
the  east  by  Vance  and  Franklin  Counties,  on  the  south  by  Wake  County,  and 
on  the  west  by  Durham  and  Person  Counties. 


RAILWAYS— 


Oxford  is  served  by  both  the  Southern  and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  systems.  The 
Durham  to  Kcysvitle,  Va.,  branch  of  the  Southern  passes  through  Oxford.  At 
Durham  connection  is  made  with  the  Greensboro-Goldsboro  line  of  the  Southern, 
while  Danville  and  Richmond  are  both  reached  from  Keysville.  A  branch  of 
the  Southern  runs  from  this  city  to  Henderson.  The  Seaboard  Air  Line  enters 
the  city  from  Dickerson  on  the  Henderson-Durham  line  tit'  the  Seaboard.  At 
Henderson  connection  is  made  with  the  main  line  trains  to  Atlanta,  Birming- 
ham, Jacksonville,  Tampa,  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  Norfolk,  Richmond,  Wash- 
ington and  New  York.  Thus  Oxford,  with  11-  passenger  trains  a  day,  is  within 
easy  reach  of  all  markets,  both  North  and  South. 


highways- 


Two  branches  of  the  State  Highway  System  cross  here.  One  of  these,  No.  75, 
runs  south  from  the  Virginia  line  through  Oxford,  Durham,  Ashehoro,  Lexing- 
ton and  Statesvillc  to  Lenoir.  This  road  is  hard  surfaced  for  25  miles  north 
of  the  city.  No.  57  connects  Oxford  with  Roxboro  to  the  west  and  Henderson 
to  the  east.  In  addition  to  these  State  highways  there  are  a  number  of  well 
kept  county  highways  radiating  from  Oxford  to  all  parts  of  the  county.  Oxford 
is  on   the  direct   road    from    Maine   to    Florida. 


BUS   LINES- 


Motor  bus   lines  to   Durham   and    Henderson   operate   regular 
round  and  arc  quite  a  convenience  to  travelers. 


■rviee  all  the  year 


CITY    FACTS 


Oxford  has  five  miles  of  asphalt  streets  and  eight  miles  of  concrete  sidewalks. 
The  city  is  well  served  with  public  utilities.  The  local  telephone  exchange  has 
530  subscribers  in  the  City,  and  the  city-owned  water  plant  has  800  patrons. 
Adequate  electrical  service  is  supplied  for  both  home  and  industrial  use.  Oxford 
has  a  hospital  with  22  rooms  and  35  beds.  In  addition,  there  is  a  $100,000  hos- 
pital building  at  the  Oxford  Orphanage.  This,  however,  is  for  the  exclusive 
use  of  that  institution.  Oxford  also  has  free  mail  delivery,  a  gas  plant  and  a 
modern  (ire  station.     The  property  valuation  of  the  city  is  $4,250,000. 


BEAUTY- 


Oxford  is  one  of  the  really  beautiful  cities  of  North  Carolina.  Her  thorough- 
fares are  very  wide  and  are  lined  on  either  side  with  massive  shade  trees  and 
grasssy  strips  of  parkway,  while  some  streets  have  a  strip  of  flowery  parkway  in 
the  center.  These  are  kept  in  trim  condition,  and  being,  as  they  are,  in  the 
middle  of  paved  streets  00  feet  wide,  make  for  rare  beauty.  Oxford  is  set 
in  a  mass  of  foliage  and  greenery  and  is  one  of  the  prettiest  cities  in  the  State. 


TOURISTS- 


Thousands  of  tourists,  traveling  from  the  North  to  the  winter  resorts  of  North 
Carolina  and  Florida,  pass  through  Oxford  every  fall.  They  again  visit  the  city 
on  their  homeward  journey  in  the  spring. 


Oxford 

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Population  5,500 


1920  —  3,606 


Oxford — "The  City  of  Initiative" 


POPULATION- 


The  census  of  1920  gave  the  city  a  population  of  3,60b",  but  at  present  it  is 
estimated  that  there  are  between  five  and  six  thousand  people  here. 

INDUSTRY— 

The  manufacturing  plants  of  Oxford  include  the  Oxford  Buggy  Company,  Taylor- 
Cannady  Buggy  Company,  Oxford  Body  Company,  German  Wheel  Company, 
Oxford  Cotton  Mills,  Jeffreys-Myers  Company  (box  manufacturers),  Hosiery 
Mill,  Oxford  Ice  Products  Company,  White  Milling  Company,  Jarham  Roller 
Mill,  W.  A.  Adams  Company  (tobacco  re-drying),  Imperial  Tobacco  Company, 
and  a  large  Chicken  Hatchery.  These  thirteen  industries  employ  hundreds  of 
workmen  and  release  a  large  payroll  monthly. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Oxford  is  the  business  center  of  a  large,  prosperous  agricultural  area.  In 
Granville  County  are  raised  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  grains,  grasses,  live  stock, 
poultry  and  dairy  products.  The  annual  value  of  these  is  over  .$5,000,000.  Ox- 
ford is  surrounded  by  good  roads  which  make  it  the  market  and  business  center 
of  this  entire  area. 

CITY  SCHOOLS— 

Oxford  has  a  very  efficient  school  system.  There  are  three  modern  brick  build- 
ings for  whites  and  ample  facilities  for  colored.  There  are  over  1,000  pupils 
enrolled,  with  a  faculty  of  30.     The  annual  budget  is  $50,000. 

EDUCATION— 

The  county  also  has  an  excellent  system  of  public  education.  It  is  one  of  the 
best  developed  systems  of  schools  in  the  State.  Every  boy  and  girl  in  the 
county  is  within  reach  of  a  high  school.  The  white  system  outside  the  city  in- 
cludes seven  modern  schools,  six  of  which  are  now  accredited  high  schools.  Sixty- 
five  school  trucks  are  employed  daily  in  transporting  pupils  to  and  from  school 
over  the  700  miles  of  improved  roads  in  the  county. 

COLLEGES— 

Oxford  is  the  home  of  Oxford  College,  a  high-grade  junior  college  for  young 
women  patronized  from  one  end  of  the  State  to  the  other.  The  city  is  also  the 
home  of  Mary  Potter  Memorial  School  for  colored  young  men  and  women  and 
has  an  enrollment  of  over  350  students. 

ORPHANAGES— 

In  the  northern  suburb  of  the  city  is  the  Oxford  Orphanage,  owned  by  the 
Grand  Lodge  of  Masons  of  North  Carolina,  and  serving  350  orphaned  children. 
The  plant  comprises  242  acres  of  land  and  more  than  a  score  of  brick  buildings. 
The  plant  is  valued  at  $700,000.  A  colored  orphanage  is  located  one  mile  south 
of  the  city,  equipped  for  the  care  of  over  250  children. 

FINANCES— 

There  are  four  banks,  a  building  and  loan  association  and  two  real  estate  and 
trust  companies  ably  serving  the  financial  and  industrial  needs  of  the  city. 

CIVIC— 

In  addition  to  several  churches  and  fraternal  orders,  there  is  a  very  active 
Woman's  Club,  a  Rotary  Club  and  a  local  military  company.  The  Woman's  Club 
is  planning  to  erect  a  new  modern  club  house,  although  it  now  owns  a  home. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Although  Oxford  is  "The  City  Beautiful,"  it  is  also  a  city  of  industry,  and 
offers  rich  returns  to  the  investor  in  whatever  line  of  endeavor  he  may  select. 
Write  the  Oxford  Chamber  of  Commerce,  or  Oxford  City  Clerk. 


There  is  a  modern  high  school  within  the  daily 
reach  of  every  white  child  of  Oxford  and 
Granville  County.  Over  1,850  pupils  attended 
school  in  Oxford  in  1923. 


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Raleigh 


Wake  County 


Raleigh — "The  Historical  Capital  City' 


LOCATION- 


Raleigh,  the  Capital  of  the  State,  is  located  near  the  center  of  the  State  and  in 
the  central  part  of  Wake  County,  of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat.  Wake  County 
is  bordered  on  the  North  by  Granville  and  Franklin  Counties,  on  the  east  by 
Johnston  County,  on  the  south  by  Harnett  County,  and  on  the  west  by  Chatham 
and   Durham  Counties. 


RAILROADS- 


Six  lines  of  railway  radiate  in  all  directions  from  Raleigh.  The  two  main  lines 
of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  pass  through  Raleigh.  One  of  these  runs  from  Rich- 
mond to  Tampa,  while  the  other  connects  Norfolk  with  Atlanta  and  Birmingham. 
The  Seaboard  is  crossed  at  Raleigh  by  the  Greensboro-Goldsboro  line  of  the 
Southern  Railway  System,  and  by  the  Norfolk-Raleigh-Charlotte  main  line  of 
the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway.  Raleigh  has  direct  connection  with  Norfolk, 
Washington,  New  York,  Jacksonville,  Birmingham,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis  and 
other   leading   cities   on   these   systems. 


HIGHWAYS- 

Raleigh, 
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HOTELS— 


being   the    State   Capital,   is    the   natural   highway   center   of    the   State 

more  cross-State  routes  radiating  from  it  than  any  other  city  in  North 

The  highway  system  connects  every  county  seat  in  the  State  so  that 

e  statement   should   not  be  construed   to   mean  that   there   are  no  other 

centers   of    importance,   hut   that    Raleigh,   with   seven    major   highways 

it   from   the   State   boundary,    leads   the   State    in   this    respect.      These 

:  extend  from   Raleigh  to  Asheville  and   Murphy,  Rockingham,  Lumber- 

mfort,    Washington    and    Swaiujuarter,    Columbia    and    Henderson,    and 

•eyond  each   of  these  cities  to  the   border  of  the  State.      Raleigh   is  on 

ital-to-Capital    Route    and    the    Central    Highway,    the    Ocean-to-Ocean 

Calhoun    Highway    and   Bankhead    Highway. 


The  Sir  Walter  is  Raleigh's  newest  hotel.  It  i 
has  250  rooms,  each  with  bath.  Other  hotel 
and   Bland.     These  hotels  have  a  total  of  over  615 


one  of  the  finest  in  the  State  and 
include  the   Yar borough,    Raleigh 


BUS   LINES— 

Raleigh,  surrounded  by  hard-surfaced  highways,  is  the  focal  point  of  numerous 
motor-bus  lines  operating  to  nearby  points,  including  Durham,  Henderson, 
Rocky  Mount,  Wilson,  Goldsboro,  Fayetteville,  Sanford  and  Charlotte,  while  at 
each  of  these  points  connection  is  made  for  other  places. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Raleigh  has  90  miles  of  city  streets,  25  miles  of  which  are  paved,  with  75  per 
cent  of  all  streets  and  alleys  improved.  There  are  12  sand-clay  and  hard- 
surfaced  roads  leading  into  the  city  and  over  800  miles  of  improved  roads  in 
the  county.  There  is  a  tourist  camp  under  construction.  There  are  83  miles  of 
water  main  with  a  3  months  supply  of  228,950,325  gallons.  There  are  800,000 
cubic  feet  of  gas  available  and  60,000  H.  P.  available  from  three  sources.  Free 
water  is  furnished  by  the  city  to  all  industrial  plants  installing  a  sprinkler 
system. 

STATISTICS— 

The  city  was  founded  in  1792,  laid  out  and  planned  to  be  the  State  Capital,  and 
was  named  for  Sir  Walter  Raleigh.  It  has  an  area  of  7  square  miles;  altitude 
of  390  feet  and  climate  equable  the  year  round.  The  mean  annual  temperature 
is  60.3  degrees;  average  annual  sunshine  is  62  per  cent;  mean  annual  precipita- 
tion 49.9  inches.  The  city  population  is  30,000  today  (1920— 24,418),  while  the 
city  and  county  population  is  75,155.  The  assessed  valuation  is  §37,057,170. 
The  city  has  a  fully  motorized  fire  department,  an  abattoir,  two  incinerators 
and  a  splendid  street  car  system. 


Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  is  the  center  of  the 
social  and  educational  life  of  the  State  as  well 
as  the  heart  of  the  State's  political  activities, 
and  is  the  home  of  all  the  Governmental 
Departments. 


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Population  30,000 


1920  —  24,418 


"All  Roads  Lead  to  Raleigh" 


EDUCATION- 


Raleigh  ranks  well  to  the  front  in  her  school  system.  Raleigh  has  8  white 
public  schools  and  3  negro  schools.  There  are  15b"  teachers  and  supervisors. 
Over  one  million  dollars  of  bonds  have  been  issued  to  build  a  new  high  school 
and  several  graded  schools. 


COLLEGES- 


Raleigh  is  the  educational  center  of  North  Carolina.  Here  are  located  eight 
colleges  and  private  schools  for  whites  and  three  for  negroes.  The  white  col- 
leges are:  The  State  College  of  Agriculture  and  Engineering,  State  School  for 
the  Blind,  Meredith  College  for  Women  (Baptist),  St.  Mary's  School  for  Girls 
(Episcopal),  Peace  Institute  for  Girls  (Presbyterian),  Sacred  Heart  Academy 
(Roman  Catholic)  and  King's  Business  College.  Miss  Ashe's  School  for  Boys 
and  Girls  and  St.  Nicholas  School  for  Boys  are  excellent  private  schools.  Negro 
institutions  here  are  doing  a  fine  work  for  that  race.  They  are:  Shaw  Uni- 
versity (Co-Ed  Baptist),  State  School  for  the  Deaf,  and  St.  Augustine  School 
(Co-Ed  Episcopal). 

LIBRARIES— 

Raleigh  has  two  public  libraries.  The  Olivia  Rainey  Public  Library  lias  17,000 
volumes  in  addition  to  a  special  children's  department.  The  State  Library  has 
35,997  volumes,  6,670  Government  books,  4,098  bound  newspapers  and  2,347 
bound  magazines. 

HOMES— ORPHANAGES— 

In  Raleigh  there  are  two  homes  and  two  orphanages  as  follows:  Nazareth, 
Catholic  Orphanage,  Methodist  Orphanage,  St.  Luke's  Home  for  Old  Ladies,  and 
the  Confederate  Soldiers'  Home. 

AMUSEMENTS— 

Raleigh  has  a  large  Auditorium,  the  State  Theatre,  and  three  movie  houses. 
There  is  also  a  Country  Club,  18-hole  golf  course,  the  Capital  Club  and  various 
other  amusements  are  available. 

BANKS— 

Raleigh  has  a  total  of  nine  banks  with  total  resources  of  .$25,326,215.  The 
largest  of  these  is  the  Commercial  National  Bank,  with  a  capital  of  $300,000, 
and  total   resources  of  over  $10,000,000. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Raleigh's  industries  include  the  J.  J.  Fallon  Co.,  the  largest  florists  in  the  State, 
the  Coopers,  of  Raleigh,  who  are  makers  and  designers  of  monuments  and 
memorials.  They  have  shipped  these  to  every  county  in  the  State.  Mr.  W.  A. 
Cooper  is  recognized  as  a  designer  of  unique  memorials  such  as  the  one  erected 
by  this  concern  for  the  State  at  Appomattox  Battleground.  Raleigh  is  supplied 
with  gas,  electric  and  street  car  service  by  the  Carolina  Power  and  Light  Com- 
pany. This  company  and  its  subsidiary,  the  Yadkin  River  Power  Company, 
operate  in  49  North  and  South  Carolina  cities.  A  new  plant  is  being  built, 
which,  with  present  plants  now  in  operation,  will  give  the  company  a  capacity  of 
130,000  H.  P.  The  principal  office  of  each  of  these  companies  is  located  in 
Raleigh.  The  Dillon  Supply  Company  is  one  of  Raleigh's  largest  concerns 
and  does  a  large  business  throughout  this  entire  section.  Over  50  periodicals 
are  published  here.  The  News  and  Observer  and  the  Times  are  the  daily  news- 
papers. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Raleigh  welcomes  manufacturing  industries  of  all  kinds  and  offers  them  every 
advantage    of    climate,    native   labor,   transportation    and    excellent    location. 


Wake  County  ranks  second  in  the  State  in  the 
number  of  farms,  third  in  acres  in  corn,  second 
in  tobacco,  and  ninth  in  tonnage  of  com- 
mercial fertilizers  used  in  the  State.  The  land 
of  Wake  County  is  very  fertile. 


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Birds  Eye  View  of  Business  Section. 


Birds  Eye  View  of  ffes/denhal  Area. 


Birds-Eye  View -School  in  Background. 


Birds  Eye  View  of  Manufacturing  District 


Reidsville 

Rockingham  County 


Reidsville— "The  City  Progressive' 

LOCATION— 

Reidsville  is  located  in  the  southeastern  part  of  Rockingham  County  in  the 
midst  of  a  rich  agricultural  area.  Rockingham  County  is  hounded  by  Virginia 
on  the  north,  Caswell  County  on  the  east,  Guilford  County  on  the  south,  and 
Stokes  County  on  the  west.  Reidsville  is  105  miles  northwest  of  Raleigh,  the 
State  Capital.  It  is  263  miles  south  of  Washington,  24  miles  south  of  Danville, 
Virginia,  24  miles  north  of  Greenshoro,  117  miles  north  of  Charlotte,  and  385 
miles  north  of  Atlanta,  Ga.  Reidsville  is  just  half  way  between  Danville  and 
Greenshoro. 

RAILWAYS— 

Reidsville  is  situated  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway  which  is  double 
tracked  all  the  way  from  Washington  to  Atlanta.  Fourteen  passenger  trains 
a  day  stop  in  Reidsville,  thus  giving  the  city  splendid  access  to  the  shopping 
centers  of  both  the  North  and  the  South.  Reidsville  also  has  through  passenger 
service  to  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  Columbia,  South  Carolina.  In  addition, 
direct  connection  is  made  at  Greenshoro  for  Raleigh,  Goldsboro,  San  ford, 
Winston-Salem  and  Asheville;  while  connections  at  Lynchburg,  90  miles  north, 
give  direct  connection  to  the  West.  A  splendid  freight  service  places  the  manu- 
facturing plants  of  the  city  in  close  touch  with  both  Northern  and  Southern 
markets. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Nine  graded  top  soil  roads  lead  into  the  city,  while  two  of  the  State's  hard 
surfaced  highways  intersect  here.  Many  motorists  from  the  North  to  the 
South  are  passing  through  Reidsville,  as  the  Reidsville  route  is  several  miles 
shorter  than  any  other  route  between  Richmond,  Ya.,  and  Greensboro.  The 
road  is  in  excellent  condition  throughout  the  year.  The  road  between  here  and 
Leaksville-Spray  is  hard-surfaced.  A  bus  line  connects  Reidsville  with  these 
two  large  manufacturing  towns  and  regular  bus  service  is  also  maintained  to 
Greensboro   and    Burlington. 

INDUSTRY— 

Reidsville  is  well  suited  to  manufacture  and  has  located  there  14  manufacturing 
plants  at  present,  while  the  city  has  room  for  a  number  of  additional  plants. 
Her  manufacturing  plants  include  the  following:  A  cigarette  factory  (ten  million 
daily  capacity),  a  smoking  tobacco  factory,  a  plug  plant,  a  cigar  factory,  a 
cotton  mill,  a  bag  factory,  a  knitting  mill,  a  shirt  factory,  a  shoe  polish  manu- 
factory, two  roller  mills,  an  ice  factory,  a  bakery,  a  toilet  manufactory,  three 
wholesale  bouses  and  a  co-operative  warehouse.  These  diversified  industries 
furnish  employment  for  thousands  of  people.  Reidsville  offers  the  manufacturer 
excellent  labor  conditions. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Reidsville  has  a  Managerial  form  of  City  Government,  an  up-to-date  fire-fighting 
apparatus,  new  City  Hall  planned.  Municipal  Landing  Field,  new  $150,000  High 
School,  $100,000  company  to  warehouse  and  market  tobacco  and  other  farm 
products.  Reidsville  has  an  altitude  of  840  feet  with  a  mild  and  healthful 
climate.  It  is  above  the  malarial  belt  while  an  ample  sewer  system  and  natural 
drainage  make  for  good  sanitary  conditions.  Reidsville  has  six  miles  of  paved 
streets  with  twelve  miles  of  paved  sidewalks.  Real  and  personal  property  has 
a  taxing  value  of  $8,588,000. on,  with  a   tax   rate  of  80  cents. 


Reidsville  is  the  commanding  trading  and 
financial  center  of  a  large  area  of  prosperous 
farms  extending  into  the  four  adjoining  coun- 
ties. Nine  highxvays  connect  this  territory  with 
Reidsville. 


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Population  7,800 


1920  —  5,333 


Reidsville — "The  Healthful  City" 

AGRICULTURE— 

Reidsville  has  an  excellent  "back  country,"  consisting  of  tobacco  farms,  fruit 
and  vegetable  farms  and  dairy  and  live  stock  farms.  The  soils  in  the  county 
are  such  that  will  grow  all  kinds  of  vegetation  abundantly  and  farmers  find  it 
very  profitable  to  rotate  their  crops.  Any  surplus  product  of  the  farm  finds 
a  ready  market  awaiting  it  here.  The  land  of  Rockingham  County  planted  in 
clover  or  alfalfa  will  pay  for  itself  the  first  year.  The  farmers  are  now  turning 
in  large  numbers  to  co-operative  plans  of  marketing  their  products,  thus  insur- 
ing higher  prices.  The  Commercial  and  Agricultural  Association  located  in 
Reidsville  is  a  strong  factor  in  the  promotion  of  the  best  interests  of  the  farmer. 

RELIGION— 

Reidsville  is  justly  proud  of  her  eight  handsome  church  edifices.  Eight  denom- 
inations worship  in  the  city  and  have  strong  influence  in  the  life  of  the  city. 
Reidsville  claims  to  have  more  grown  men  in  Sunday  School  every  Sunday  than 
any  other  city  of  the  same  size  in  the  State. 

EDUCATION— 

Reidsville  is  also  very  proud  of  her  educational  accomplishments.  She  has 
erected  one  of  the  finest  High  School  buildings  in  North  Carolina  and  the  charac- 
ter of  the  work  done  here  attracts  large  numbers  of  people  to  the  city  to  avail 
themselves  of  a  first-class,  up-to-date  High  School.  The  schools  are  full  this 
year.  Reidsville  believes  that  the  education  of  her  young  is  a  vital  part  of  the 
city's  activities  and  maintains  a  very  efficient  corps  of  instructors. 

AMUSEMENTS— 

Reidsville's  two  theatres,  swimming  pool,  Boys1  Concert  Band,  Public  Play- 
grounds, Municipal  Landing  Field  and  Guerrant  Springs  Camping  Grounds 
near  the  city,  furnish  amusement  and  relaxation  to  the  people  of  both  the  city 
and  the  surrounding  country.  Every  year  Reidsville  maintains  a  week  of 
Chautauqua    which    affords    instructive   and    amusing   entertainment. 

CLUBS— 

Numerous  clubs  and  societies  also  lend  their  helpful  influence  to  the  city.  The 
city  has  a  Rotary  Club  which  is  active  in  furthering  the  various  civic  activities 
of  Reidsville  and  the  neighboring  county,  a  local  post  of  the  American  Legion 
and  a  Public  Library.  Reidsvlile  has  a  splendid  new  (>2-room  hotel— The  Belve- 
dere, which  caters  to  commercial  men  and  tourists  and  offers  splendid  service. 

OPPORTUNITY- 

Reidsville  has  a  population  of  7,800  which  is  a  60  per  cent  increase  since  1910. 
There  was  more  business  expansion  in  Reidsville  during  two  recent  years  than 
for  any  period  of  five  years  of  the  city's  history.  New  enterprises  are  welcomed 
to  the  city  and  all  assistance  possible  is  given.  Reidsville  will  welcome  new 
manufacturing  plants  and  the  C.  and  A.  Association  will  gladly  welcome  any 
investigation  of  the  city's  numerous  advantages. 


Reidsville  has  an  excellent  "back  country" 
consisting  of  tobacco  farms,  fruit  and  vege- 
table farms,  dairy  and  live  stock  farms.  Reids- 
ville has  fourteen  manufacturing  plants  in  her 
midst. 


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Roanoke  Rapids 


Halifax  County 


Roanoke  Rapids — "The  Damask  Town" 

LOCATION— 

Ronoake  Rapids  is  located  in  the  northern  edge  of  Halifax  County,  on  the 
southern  banks  of  the  Roanoke  River.  Halifax  County  itself  is  bordered  on 
the  north  by  Northampton  and  Bertie  Counties,  on  the  south  by  Martin,  Edge- 
combe and  Nash  Counties,  and  on  the  west   by   Warren   County. 

RAILWAYS— 

Roanoke  Rapids  itself  is  not  directly  on  a  railroad  but  is  served  by  a  branch 
freight  line,  and  the  passenger  connection  is  made  at  Roanoke  .Junction  one 
mile  away.  This  railway  is  the  Norfolk-Birmingham  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line  Railway.  This  line  gives  Roanoke  Rapids  direct  connection  with  the  seaport 
of  Norfolk  as  well  as  Richmond,  Washington  and  New  York.  The  Seaboard 
connects  with  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  at  Weldon,  thus  giving 
Roanoke  Rapids  quick  freight  and  passenger  sen  ice  to  Charleston,  Savannah 
and  Jacksonville,  as  well  as  Northern  points.  Thus  it  is  seen  that  though  the 
city  proper  is  not  directly  on  any  railroad,  it  is  well  served  by  both  freight  and 
passenger   service   through    Roanoke   Junction. 

ROANOKE   JUNCTION— 

Roanoke  Junction  is  the  railroad  stop  for  Roanoke  Rapids  and  Rosemary.  A 
splendid  sand-clay  highway  or  street,  bordered  by  good  side-walks,  lends  north 
direct  from  the  village  at  the  Junction  lo  the  Roanoke  River,  passing  through 
Rosemary  and  Roanoke  Rapids  and  forming  a  continual  stretch  of  development 

highways- 
two  State  Highways  pass  through  Roanoke  Rapids.  One  is  No.  lo  which 
runs  north,  from  Wilmington  through  Goldsboro,  Wilson,  Rocky  Mount  and 
Weldon  to  Roanoke  Rapids  and  on  to  the  Virginia  line.  The  other  is  No.  tS 
which  runs  west  from  Winton  through  Weldon  and  Roanoke  Rapids  to  Warreu- 
ton.  Good  county  roads  supplement  these  two  State  Highways  which  are  paved 
between  here  and  Weldon. 

HISTORY— 

Roanoke  Rapid s  is  primarily  a  cotton  manufacturing  town.  It  was  first  estab- 
lished in  1895  with  the  developing  of  the  water  power  at  the  rapids  on  Roanoke 
River,  and  the  building  of  the  first  knitting  mill.  In  If><)2  the  Rosemary  Manti- 
fatcuring  Company  began  damask  manufacturing.  In  1909  the  Patterson  Mills 
Company  was  formed  for  the  manufacture  of  dress  ginghams.  In  1915  The 
Roanoke  Fibre  Board  Company  began  making  combination  and  container  fibre 
boards.  All  these  industries  were  successful  and  have  developed  today  into 
one  of  the   largest    mil!    holdings   in   the   Country,   and   are   still    growing. 

THE  CITY— 

Roanoke  Rapids  and  its  sister-town,  Rosemary,  are  chiefly  industrial  and  owe 
their  very  existence  to  the  development  of  cotton  manufacture,  made  possible 
here  by  the  remarkable  power  obtained  from  the  rapids  on  the  Roanoke  River. 
Mr.  S.  F.  Patterson  is  the  organizer  and  leader  in  both  the  Roanoke  Mills  Com- 
pany and  the  Rosemary  Manufacturing  Company,  and  has  been  instrumental 
in  creating  here  a  mill  community  far  out  of  the  ordinary  and  puts  forth  every 
energy   to   promote   the  happiness   and   well    being  of   these  employees. 


INDUSTRIES- 


The  Roanoke  Mills  Company  is  capitalized  at  £4,210,000,  while  the  Rosemary 
Manufacturing  Company  has  a  capital  stock  of  $5,500,000.  These  plants  are  the 
largest  damask  mills  in  the  whole  world  and  make  a  product  of  the  finest  quality. 


Roanoke  Rapids  is  one  of  the  model  little  cities 
of  the  whole  Country,  with  model  churches, 
schools,  mills  and  health  syste??is.  Over  2,500 
native-born  Americans  are  employed  here. 


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Population  5,000 

1920  —  3,369 


Roanoke  Rapids — "The  Democratic  Town 


DEMOCRACY- 


Few  towns  ever  attain  a  finer  spirit  of  democracy  than  obtained  here.  There 
is  no  "mill  hill"  here  where  employees  are  segregated,  but  employer  and  employee 
live  side  by  side,  attend  the  same  churches,  send  their  children  to  the  same 
schools,  trade  at  the  same  stores,  and,  in  fact,  live  the  same  way.  The  houses 
are  all  of  individual  plans  and  are  built  on  spacious  lots  facing  well  laid  out, 
shaded  streets.     Many  of  the  streets  are  paved  and  have  cement  sidewalks. 

EDUCATION— 

Roanoke  Rapids  has  one  of  the  most  complete  educational  systems  in  the  State 
and  it  is  maintained  by  the  mill  companies.  There  are  splendidly  equipped  day 
nurseries,  kindergartens  and  grammar  schools.  Magnificent  school  buidings  have 
been  erected  and  only  the  best  trained  teachers  are  ever  employed.  All  schools 
are  modernly  equipped.     There  are  2,200  pupils  in  these  schools. 

HIGH  SCHOOLS— 

The  Junior-Senior  High  School  is  located  in  the  center  of  the  two  towns  and 
serves  the  pupils  from  both  Roanoke  Rapids  and  Rosemary.  This  building  has 
been  erected  at  a  cost  of  §500,000  and  until  recently  was  the  most  expensive  and 
artistic  in  the  State.  This  building  is  well  heated  and  ventilated  and  well  lighted. 
There  is  a  large  gymnasium,  swimming  pool  and  athletic  fields.  Vocational 
training,  domestic  science,  home  economics,  sewing  and  millinery  are  among  the 
subjects  taught,  while  special  emphasis  is  placed  on  physical  culture  and  health. 
There  is  a  splendid   reference  library  here,  with  over  3,000  volumes. 

HEALTH— 

Roanoke  Rapids  is  one  of  the  most  healthful  cities  in  the  State  and  a  few  years 
ago  put  into  efficient  operation  an  anti-malarial  system  rated  by  the  United 
States  Public  Health  Service  as  the  most  efficient  in  the  whole  United  States. 
The  Roanoke  Mills  Company  has  erected  here  a  commodious  hospital  which 
ranks  as  the  best  in  this  part  of  the  State.  It  has  a  competent  staff  of  nurses, 
physicians  and  surgeans  equal  to  those  to  he  found  in  the  larger  cities.  Each 
employee  pays  five  cents  a  week  for  membership  in  the  hospital  association  and 
this  entitles  him,  or  any  member  of  his  family,  to  free  treatment  in  the  hospital, 
even  to  paying  the  expenses  of  any  operation.  Health  nurses  are  provided,  as 
well  as  free  medical  attention,  to  any  employee  or  his  family.  A  competent 
drainage  system  has  been  installed.  In  1913  sickness  in  the  village  was  49.8 
per  cent,  in  1918  less  than  1  per  cent. 

POWER— 

All  the  mills  here  are  run  by  hydro-electric  power  generated  at  the  rapids  in 
Roanoke  River  nearby.  Even  with  the  large  development  already  made  here, 
there  is  still  ample  horsepower  undeveloped  to  run  numerous  industries  of  all 
kinds.     Development  here  is  still  in  its  infancy. 

ENTERTAINMENT— 

In  addition  to  playgrounds  and  outdoor  sports,  the  High  School  auditorium  with 
its  huge  stage  is  a  center  of  moving  picture,  high-class  road  shows  and  various 
first-class   entertainments. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Opportunity  is  ripe  here  for  the  development  of  manufacture,  where  only  native- 
born  American  laborers  are  employed.  Imported  labor  is  not  wanted  at  Roanoke 
Rapids. 


The  largest  damask  mills  in  the  world  are  at 
Roanoke  Rapids-Rosemary .  The  plants  oper- 
ating here  have  a  combined  capital  of  over 
$10,000,000.  Abundant  hydro-electric  power 
is  available. 


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Rockingham 

Richmond  County 


Rockingham — "The  Heart  of  Richmond  County' 

LOCATION— 

Rockingham  is  located  near  the  southern  boundary  of  the  State  about  half-way 
between  Wilmington  and  A  she  v  ill  e.  It  is  situated  in  the  center  of  Richmond 
County,  of  which  it  is  the  County  Seat.  Richmond  County  is  a  part  of  the  famed 
Sandhill  region  of  the  State,  being  bound  on  the  north  by  Moore  and  Montgomery 
Counties,  on  the  east  by  Scotland  County,  on  the  south  by  Marlboro  County, 
South  Carolina,  and  on  the  west  by  Anson  County.  Surrounded  by  a  rich  area, 
Richmond  itself  is  a  rich  County,  and  Rockingham  commands  the  trade  of  a 
wide  area. 

RAILWAYS— 

Rockingham  Is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  and  the  Rockingham 
and  Southern  Railway.  Rockingham  is  located  on  the  Norfolk-Atlanta-Birming- 
ham  branch  and  the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Rutlierfordton  branch  of  the  Seaboard 
Norfolk  is  only  278  miles,  Birmingham  181  miles,  Wilmington  118  miles  east 
and  Charlotte  o'8  miles  west.  Direct  connection  is  made  with  the  Richmond- 
Tampa  line  of  the  Seaboard,  six  miles  east  at  Hamlet,  in  this  County.  The  Sea- 
board line  to  Georgetown  and  Charleston  begins  at  Hamlet,  thereby  forming 
another  exit  for  the  County.  The  Seaboard,  with  its  fast  direct  freight,  passen- 
ger and  express  service  gives  the  County  easy  access  to  all  Northern  and  Southern 
markets.  A  direct  refrigerator  car  service  to  the  North  originates  in  this  County 
and  hundreds  of  solid  cars  of  fruit  are  annually  shipped  from  this  territory. 
The  Rockingham  Southern  Railway  runs  from  this  town  to  Bennetts v i II e,  S.  d 
30  miles  south,  where  direct  connection  is  made  with  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
System. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Rockingham  has  splendid  Highway  connections.  State  Route  No.  50,  the  Wash- 
ington-Atlanta Highway,  crosses  the  entire  State  via  Henderson,  Raleigh  and 
Sanford  to  Rockingham,  then  out  of  the  State,  south  of  the  town.  No.  20,  from 
Wilmington  to  Charlotte  and  Asbeville,  crosses  No.  50  at  Rockingham.  This 
highway  is  now  being  hard-surfaced.  No.  20  is  to  be  hard-surfaced  also.  In 
addition  to  these  two  main  highways  No.  51,  also  part  of  the  State  Highway 
System,  runs  from  Rockingham  to  Troy.  A  system  of  County  Highways  is  also 
a  distinct  factor  in  bringing  the  trade  of  the  County  to  Rockingham. 

HISTORY— 

Richmond  County  was  formed  in  1779.  The  first  division  of  the  State  included 
only  the  three  Counties  of  Albemarle,  Bath,  and  Clarendon.  New  Hanover  was 
formed  in  172J)  from  Clarendon;  Bladen  from  New  Hanover  in  1731;  Anson  from 
Bladen  in  1749.  From  Anson  was  formed  Mecklenburg  in  17(32,  and  Richmond 
in  1779.  It  was  named  in  honor  of  the  Duke  of  Richmond.  The  town  of  Rock- 
ingham was  settled  on  April   17,  1781,  and  named  after  Lord  Rockingham. 


HOTKL- 


Rockingham  is  justly  proud  of  her  large  hotel,  The  Rockingham.     This  hostelry 
has  over  50  rooms  and  is  run  on  the  American  plan. 


CHURCHES— 


There  are  four  churches:     The  Methodist   Episcopal,   Presbvterian,   Baptist  and 
Episcopal 


Rockingham  has  five  hanks  with  a  total  capital 
stock  of  $220,000:00.  Rockingham  invites  new 
manufacturing  industries  of  all  kinds  and 
offers  many  advantages  to  them. 


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Population  3,000 


1920  —  2,509 


Rockingham — "The  Textile  Town  of  the  Sandhills" 

INDUSTRY— 

Rockingham  has  eleven  cotton  mills  now  in  operation,  with  two  in  course  of 
construction.  These  have  a  total  of  216,000  spindles  and  6,600  looms  divided  as 
follows:  Hannah-Pickett  Mill  and  the  Entwistle  Mill  each  have  45,000  spindles 
and  1000  looms;  Steele's  Mill,  40,000  spindles  and  800  looms;  Roberdell  Mill, 
24,000  spindles  and  1000  looms;  Pee  Dee  Mill,  19,000  spindles  and  850  looms; 
Leak's  Mill,  15,000  spindles  and  400  looms;  Ledbetter  Mill,  10,000  spindles  and 
1000  looms;  Midway  Mill,  10,000  spindles  and  300  looms;  and  Great  Falls  Mill, 
with  8,000  spindles  and  250  looms.     Other  industries  include  the   Home   Bakery. 

FINANCES— 

Rockingham  has  five  banks  with  a  total  capital  of  $220,00.00.  These  banks  are: 
The  Bank  of  Pee  Dee,  organized  in  1891  with  a  capital  of  $100,000.00;  the  Bank 
of  Rockingham,  organized  in  1910  with  $50,000.00  capital;  The  Farmers  Bank 
of  Rockingham,  organized  in  1901  with  $15,000.00  capital  which  was  increased 
to  $30,000.00  in  1922.  The  surplus  is  $42,000.00  and  undivided  profits  $22,000.00. 
The  Richmond  County  Savings  Bank  has  a  capital  of  $15,000.00  and  the  Peoples 
Industrial  Bank,  which  was  organized  in  1923,  has  a  capital  of  $25,000.00  These 
banks  ably  serve  the  city  of  Rockingham  and  Richmond  County  and  are  valued 
assets  in  the  development  of  this  section. 

education- 
Two  fine  school  buildings  have  been  erected  in  the  city  to  care  for  the  education 
of  white  pupils,  and  one  for  colored  people.  A  new  up-to-date  high  school  has 
just  been  completed.  Rockingham's  educational  system  is  on  a  par  with  that 
of  any  town  its  size  in  North  Carolina.  There  are  26  teachers  and  820  white 
pupils. 

CIVIC  IMPROVEMENTS— 

The  Council  of  Rockingham  has  been  active  in  providing  paved  streets  and 
concrete  sidewalks  throughout  the  town,  and  maintains  about  twenty-five  streets 
in  the  corporate  limits.  The  city  water  works  were  established  in  1908  at  a 
cost  of  $30,000.00.  There  are  five  miles  of  mains  with  a  40-lb.  pressure.  About 
6000  consumers  use  over  500,000  gallons  a  day.  The  city  is  protected  by  a 
splendid  volunteer  fire  department  equipped  with  American-LaFrance  equip- 
ment, including  1000  feet  of  hose.  An  electric  fire  alarm  system  has  been  in- 
stalled with  ten  boxes.  The  Post  Office  has  recently  established  free  delivery 
service  in  the  corporate  limits.  The  streets  are  lighted  by  power  furnished  by 
the  Yadkin  River  Power  Company.  There  are  over  800  users  of  electricity  in 
Rockingham. 

LIBRARY— NEWS— 

A  public  library  of  2500  volumes  is  maintained  by  a  permanent  librarian.  Two 
newspapers  are  printed  in  Rockingham — one,  the  Post-Dispatch,  is  a  Democratic 
weekly;  while  the  other,  Selder's  Weekly,  is  Republican. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Opportunity  is  now  ripe  in  Rockingham  for  manufacturing  plants  of  all  kinds 
and  in  the  County  for  the  energetic  farmer. 


Rockingham  has  eleven  cotton  mills  now  in 
operation  and  two  under  construction.  These 
mills  have  a  total  of  216,000  spindles  and  6,600 
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Rocky  Mount 

Nash-Edgecombe  Counties 


Rocky  Mount — "Railway  Center  of  Eastern  N.  C! 


LOCATION- 


Rocky  Mount  enjoys  the  unique  position  of  being  in  two  Count ies — Edgecombe 

and  Nash.  The  western  half  lies  in  Nash  County  while  the  eastern  half  is  in 
Edgecombe.  These  two  counties  are  in  the  eastern  part  of  North  Carolina  and 
are  bordered  on  the  north  by  Halifax  County,  by  Martin  and  Pitt  Counties  on 
the  east,  on  the  south  by  Wilson  and  Johnston  Counties,  and  on  the  west  by 
Franklin   County. 


RAILWAYS- 


Rocky  Mount  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  between  Washing- 
ton and  Tampa.  The  Norfolk- Wilmington  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
connects  with  the  main  line  at  Rocky  Mount,  while  another  branch  of  the  same 
system  runs  east  from  Rocky  Mount  to  Tarboro,  Parmele  and  Plymouth.  At 
Parmele  connection  is  made  for  Washington,  Greenville  and  Kinston.  Still  an- 
other division  of  the  Coast  Line  leaves  this  city  running  to  Nashville  and  Spring- 
hope.  Rocky  Mount  is  250  miles  south  of  Baltimore)  125  miles  south  of  Rich- 
mond] 115  miles  southeast  of  Norfolk,  125  miles  north  of  Wilmington  and  516 
miles  north  of  Jacksonville.  Thus,  Rocky  Mount,  with  railways  in  all  direc- 
tions, has  excellent  service,  both  passenger  and  freight,  to  the  leading  markets 
throughout  the  East  and  South. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Rocky  Mount  is  on  two  routes  of  the  State  Highway  System.  One  of  these, 
Route  No.  t0,  runs  south  from  Virginia  through  Roanoke  Rapids,  Weldon,  Rocky 
Mount,  Wilson,  Goldsboro  and  Kenansville  to  Wilmington.  The  other.  No.  90, 
runs  cast  from  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  through  Rocky  Mount,  Tarboro, 
Williamston  and  Plymouth,  to  Columbia.  The  roads  surrounding  Rocky  Mount 
and  leading  to  all  parts  of  the  two  counties  are  kept  in  excellent  condition  at 
all    seasons   of   the   year. 

THE  TWO  COUNTIES— 

Nash  County,  of  which  Nashville  is  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  approxi- 
mately 45,000,  while  Edgecombe  County,  of  which  Tarboro  is  the  County  Seat, 
has  a  population  of  40,000.  Thus  it  is  seen  that  Rocky  Mount  is  in  the  heart 
of  an  area  containing  over  95,000  people.  These  two  counties  are  in  the  heart 
of  one  of  the  State's  richest  farm  areas,  and  this  city  is  the  market  center  of 
not  only  a  large  part  of  this  territory,  but  for  adjoining  counties  as  well. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Rocky  Mount  is  in  the  heart  of  one  of  North  Carolina's  finest  farming  sections. 
The  soil  here  is  light  loam  over  clay  sub-soil,  easy  to  cultivate,  and  yields  very 
rich  returns.  These  two  counties  are  in  Hie  very  center  of  that  famous  area 
of  North  Carolina,  known  as  the  Marlboro  Strip."  The  leading  crops  of  the 
two  counties  include  cotton,  tobacco,  peanuts,  corn,  wiieat,  oats,  rye,  grass,  alfalfa, 
fruits  and  vegetables.  A  large  majority  of  the  crops  that  grow  in  the  South 
will  grow  around  Rocky  Mount. 

MARKET  CENTER— 

Rocky  Mount  is  a  great  tobacco  market  with  large  warehouse  facilities.  The 
tobacco  market  in  l!>2:i  sold  16,000,000  pounds,  while  over  10,000  bales  of  cotton 
were  sold  on  the  local  cotton  market  during  the  same  season. 


The  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  maintains 
large  repair  shops  here,  serving  four  divisions. 
Rocky  Mount  is  an  important  railway  center, 
with  railways  in  six  directions. 


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Population  14,251 


1920  —  12.742 


Rocky  Mount — "Industrial  Center  of  Eastern  N.  C" 


GROYVTII- 


Twenty  years  ago  Rocky  Mount  had  only  800  inhabitants.  In  1920  the  popula- 
tion was  12,742,  while  a  recent  United  States  census  estimate  gave  the  city  a 
total  of  14,251. 


CITY  DATA 


Rocky  Mount  has  a  total  assessment  for  taxation  of  #18,000,000,  with  a  tax  rate 
of  $1.38  including  schools.  The  value  of  municipally  owned  property  is  $2,500,- 
000.  The  city  has  a  $100,000  Post  Office  whose  annual  receipts  total  $45,000. 
There  is  a  municipally  owned  and  operated  electric  plant,  water  works  and  gas 
plant.  33  miles  of  street  carry  electric  current,  20  miles  carry  water  mains,  2(3 
miles  sewer  pipe  and  20  miles  carry  gas  line.  In  1908  Rocky  Mount  had  no 
paved  streets  at  all — today  there  are  13  miles  of  street  paved  and  30  miles  of 
cement  sidewalks. 

CIVIC- 

Rocky  Mount  has  six  hanks  with  total  resources  of  $9,000,000.  There  are  also 
four  building  and  loan  associations.  The  city  also  has  three  theatres,  three  hos- 
pitals, a  splendid  public  library,  six  graded  and  high  schools,  churches  of  all 
leading  denominations,  and  a  modern  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Rocky  Mount  has  a  live 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  while  the  Parent-Teacher  Association  is  a  very  active 
civic  organization.  Rocky  Mount  has  three  hotels,  the  largest  of  which  is  the 
Ricks— a  modern,  250-room  commercial  hotel.  The  Park  View  Hospital  is  one 
of  the  best  in  this  section,  is  modernly  equipped  throughout  and  is  patronized  by 
people  from  a  wide  radius. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Rocky  Mount  is  one  of  the  leading  industrial  centers  of  Eastern  North  Carolina. 
The  industrial  plants  here  have  a  total  value  of  $5,000,000  with  an  annual  output 
valued  at  $(i,500,000.  Their  5000  employees  receive  over  $1,000,000  in  wages  an- 
nually. The  Rocky  Mount  Mills  (cotton)  is  one  of  the  city's  largest  industrial 
enterprises. 

RAILWAY  SHOPS— 

At  Rocky  Mount  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  maintains  large  repair  shops 
just  a  mile  from  the  heart  of  the  city.  These  shops  serve  four  divisions  of  the 
Coast  Line  System.  The  shops  and  terminals  at  Rocky  Mount  pay  their  em- 
ployes over  $2,000,000  annually.  The  general  offices  of  the  first  division  of  the 
Coast  Line  are  housed  in  a  suitable  administration  building  at  Rocky  Mount. 
Over  42  passenger  and  80  freight  trains  pass  through  Rocky  Mount  daily,  so  the 
importance  of  these  shops  may  easily  be  seen. 

RESIDENCES— 

Rocky  Mount  has  many  handsome  residences  throughout  the  city,  and  its  busi- 
ness district  is  lined  with  attractive  buildings.  Near  the  center  of  the  city 
there  are  two  beautiful  parks,  while  along  the  Tar  River  nearby  are  many  en- 
chanting spots  where  a  day's  outing  may  be  enjoyed  to  the  fullest. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Rocky  Mount  is  surrounded  by  good  opportunities  of  all  kinds  hut  the  most 
outstanding  of  these  at  present  lie  in  the  development  of  agriculture  and  manu- 
facturing industries. 


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of  Eastern  Carolina.  Local  industrial  plants 
are  valued  at  -$5,000,000  and  their  annual  out- 
put  is  valued  at  $6,500,000. 


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Salisbury 


Rowan  County 


Salisbury — "Salisbury's  The  Place' 

LOCATION— 

Salisbury  is  located  in  the  center  of  Rowan  County,  of  which  it  is  the  County 
Seat.  Rowan  is  situated  in  the  heart  of  the  famous  Piedmont  Section  of  the 
State,  surrounded  by  rich  farm  lauds.  Rowan  County  is  bordered  on  the  north 
by  Davie  County,  on  the  east  by  Davidson  County,  on  the  south  by  Stanly  and 
Cabarrus  Counties,  and  on  the  west  by  Iredell  County. 

RAILWAYS— 

Salisbury  is  an  important  railway  point,  being  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern 
Railway  at  the  junction  of  the  S al isbury- Ashe v ill e  line.  The  Yadkin  Railroad 
to  Albemarle  and  Xorwood  joins  tiie  Southern  here.  Thus  with  these  lines,  the 
city  has  direct  service  to  Norfolk,  Washington,  Richmond,  Atlanta,  Birmingham, 
New  Orleans,  Asheville,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis,  Raleigh  and  Goldsboro.  Fast 
freight  and  express  service  to  all  the  leading  markets  of  the  East  and  South 
is  quite  an  asset. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Salisbury  is  on  both  the  National  and  Central  Highways.  The  former  runs  from 
the  North  to  the  South,  while  the  latter  runs  from  Beaufort  on  the  coast  to 
Murphy  in  the  mountains.  No.  HO  running  from  Mt.  Airy  to  Wadesboro,  crosses 
the  above  routes  at  Salisbury.  These  roads  give  Salisbury  quick  access  to  all 
parts  of  the  State  over  improved  roads,  most  of  which  are  hard-surfaced.  A 
splendid  system  of  over  1,000  miles  of  county  roads  acts  as  an  excellent  feeder 
to  these  State  roads. 

BUS  LINE— 

With  paved  highways  to  Greensboro,  Raleigh,  Statesville  and  Charlotte,  Salis- 
bury is  being  served  by  an  excellent  system  of  motor  bus  transportation.  Regular 
service  is  maintained  from  here  to  Lexington,  Greensboro,  Charlotte,  Statesville, 
Mocks ville  and   Winston-Salem. 

CLIMATE— 

Salisbury's  climate  is  excellent  the  year  round,  with  a  variety  sufficient  to  escape 
the  sameness  of  some  sections  and  the  extremes  of  others.  The  heat  of  summer 
is  seldom  oppressive,  and  the  winters  are  mild— yet  cold  enough  for  healthy  people. 

SOUTHERN  SHOPS— 

At  Spencer,  a  suburb  of  Salisbury,  are  located  the  largest  shops  of  the  whole 
Southern  Railway  System,  while  divisional  headquarters  also  are  maintained 
here.  The  largest  freight  terminal  and  transfer  shed  in  the  South  handles  a 
great  volume  of  freight  daily  for  general  distribution  in  the  South.  Package 
cars  to  all  parts  of  the  country  leave  Salisbury  daily.  The  railroad  payroll  is 
over    $6,000,000    annually. 

RESORTS— 

The  famous  resorts  of  Asheville,  Pinehurst,  Blowing  Rock,  Black  Mountain, 
Chimney  Rock  and  Mount  Mitchell  are  within  five  hours'  ride  by  motor  from 
Salisbury.  The  famous  "Land  of  the  Sky"  section  is  nearby,  while  Salisbury  is  the 
gateway  to  the  Western  Carolina  mountains. 

POWER— 

Salisbury's  hydro-electric  power  is  brought  here  by  four  main  trunk  lines  coming 
from  four  separate  generating  units,  all  operating  in  parallel.  The  switching 
arrangement  is  such  that  power  can  flow  into  local  industrial  plants  from  seven 
different  ways,  thus  insuring  uninterrupted  service.  Few  cities  enjoy  such 
excellent   service   as  does   Salisbury. 


RELIGION— 


Salisbury  has  a  total  of  21  churches  with  the  following  denominations  represented: 
Baptist,  Methodist,  Presbyterian,  Christian  Science,  Reformed,  Congregational, 
Lutheran.    Primitive    Baptist,   Catholic   and    Episcopal. 


Rowan  is  one  of  the  leading  zvheat  counties  in 
the  State.  Other  products  are  corn.  oats.  rye. 
sorghum  cane.  Irish  and  siveet  potatoes,  hay, 
soy  beans,  peanuts,  fruits,  melons  and  livestock 


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Population  16,000 

1920  —  13,884 


Salisbury — "Gateway  to  Western  N.  C." 

INDUSTRY— 

Over  twelve  cotton  mills  are  located  around  the  city.  However,  there  are  a 
number  of  other  important  manufacturing  plants,  including  the  Paul  Rubber 
Co.,  manufacturers  of  high-grade  tires  and  air  guage  tubes  which  are  distributed 
all  over  the  Country;  the  Taylor  Mattress  Works,  makers  of  mattresses  famed 
for  their  unusual  high  quality;  the  Carolina  Metal  Culvert  Co.,  who  ship  their 
products  all  over  the  South,  for  use  in  highway  construction,  and  the  Grimes 
Milling  Co.,  makers  of  well-known  brands  of  flour. 

QUARRIES— 

Rowan  County  is  rich  in  granite  deposits,  having  hundreds  of  square  miles  of 
it  forming  a  supply  well  nigh  inexhaustible.  The  quality  of  these  deposits  ranks 
with  the  best  in  the  whole  Country.  One  of  the  largest  companies  engaged  in 
the  removal  of  this  product  is  the  Harris  Quarry  Co.,  who  ship  their  output 
all  over  the  Country. 

WHOLESALE— 

The  Walker  Lumber  Company  is  one  of  the  city's  largest  wholesale  concerns, 
supplying  ali  nearby  markets  with  lumber.  Salisbury  is  an  excellent  distributing 
center,  as  it  is  in  the  midst  of  one  of  the  most  prosperous  areas  in  the  whole  State. 

RETAIL— 

Salisbury's  retail  district  is  the  trade  center  for  people  for  a  radius  of  25  to 
35  miles.  V.  Wallace  &  Sons  have  a  very  up-to-date  clothing  store  and  also 
maintain  an  excellent  wholesale  department  and  are  manufacturers  agents, 
serving  a  large  part  of  this  section. 

FINANCES— 

Salisbury  has  5  banks.  The  largest  of  these  is  the  Salisbury  Bank  and  Trust 
Co.  Others  include  the  Wachovia  Bank  and  Trust  Co.,  Davis  and  Wiley  Bank, 
First  National  Bank,  and  the  Salisbury  Morris  Plan  Bank.  These  are  amply 
able  to  serve  the  city.  The  Wallace  Building  is  the  home  of  the  Salisbury 
Bank  and  Trust  Co. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Rowan  County  has  3,235  farms,  1862  of  which  are  operated  by  their  owners. 
Rowan  is  one  of  the  leading  wheat  counties  of  the  State,  while  other  crops 
include  corn,  oats,  rye,  sorghum  cane,  hay,  soy  beans,  melons,  berries,  fruits  and 
vegetables.  Livestock  raising  and  dairying  is  becoming  more  important  each 
year.  The  White  Packing  Plant  at  Salisbury  offers  a  ready  market  to  all 
farmers  for  meats.  This  concern  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  South,  having  a 
complete  modern  plant. 

EDUCATION— 

Salisbury  has  an  excellent  educational  system  with  four  commodious  buildings 
at  present,  and  a  new  high  school  building  projected.  Catawba  College  is  a 
grade  "A"  institution  and  is  quite  an  asset  to  the  city.  It  has  a  new  up-to-date 
plant  throughout.  The  Rowan  Farm  Life  School  at  China  Grove  is  doing  a 
splendid  work  for  the  children  of  the  county.  The  Salisbury  Parent-Teacher 
Association  is  very  active. 

HOTELS— 

The  Yadkin  is  one  of  the  South's  finer  hotels,  while  others  in  Salisbury  include 
the  Ford  and  the  Empire.  The  main  office  of  the  J.  F.  Somers  chain  of  modern 
hotels  is  at  Salisbury.  These  hotels  include  the  Yadkin,  Salisbury;  the  New 
Central,  Charlotte;  the  Armington,  Gastonia;  the  Blue  Ridge,  Mt.  Airy,  and 
the  Gresham,  Columbia,  S.  C.     He  will  also  operate  Burlington's  new  hotel. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Salisbury  welcomes  manufacturing  plants  of  all  kinds  and  offers  cheap  sites 
and  power,  abundant  native  labor,  excellent  transportation  facilities,  and  fine 
all  year-round  climate. 


Salisbury  has  12  cotton  mills,  a  rubber  tire 
plant,  metal  culvert  works,  2  flour  mills,  mat- 
tress works,  lumber  -plant,  packing  house, 
granite  quarries  and  others.    All  prosperous. 


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San  ford 


Lee  Countv 


Sanford — "In  the  Healthful  Pine  Belt" 

LOCATION— 

Sanford  is  located  in  the  very  center  of  Lee  County  in  the  healthful  Pine  Belt 
along  the  line  that  divides  the  Eastern  Carolina  plains  from  the  foothills  of  the 
Piedmont  Plateau.  Lee  County  is  bordered  by  Chatham  County  on  the  north, 
Harnett  County  on  the  east,  and  by  Moore  County  on  the  south  and  west. 
Lee  County  is  in  the  midst  of  a  splendid  farming  area. 

RAILWAYS— 

Five  lines  of  railway  enter  Sanford.  Sanford  is  the  only  city  in  North  Carolina 
served  by  all  three  of  the  great  trunk  line  railways  of  the  South — the  Seaboard 
Air  Line,  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  Southern.  The  Norfolk  Southern 
crosses  the  county.  Sanford  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Kail- 
way,  having  direct  service  to  Washington,  Richmond,  Norfolk,  Atlanta,  Birming- 
ham, Jacksonville  and  Tampa.  The  Southern  running  north  from  Sanford  con- 
nects with  the  main  line  at  Greensboro,  while  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  runs 
southeast  to  Fayetteville  and  Wilmington.  At  Fayetteville  it  makes  connections 
with  the  main  line.  The  Atlantic  and  Western  runs  east  to  Lillington,  the  County 
Seat  of  Harnett  County.  The  Norfolk  Southern  crosses  the  northern  part  of 
Lee  County. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Sanford  is  likewise  a  highway  center.  In  addition  to  being  the  local  point  of 
a  splendid  system  of  county  roads,  it  is  on  the  Capital-to-Capital  Route,  the 
Jefferson  Davis  National  Highway,  the  Boone  Trail,  and  the  Charlotte-to-Raleigh 
Highway.  State  Highway  No.  50  crosses  the  State  from  Virginia  through 
Henderson,  Raleigh,  Sanford  and  Rockingham,  to  the  South  Carolina  line.  No. 
60  runs  from  the  Tennessee  State  line  through  Boone,  AVinston-Salem,  High 
Point,  Sanford  and  Clinton,  to  Wilmington  on  the  coast.  No.  74  runs  from 
Sanford,  west  to  Concord  via  Albemarle.  These  roads  are  all  improved  and 
are  maintained  by  the  State. 

SEAPORTS— 

Sanford  has  direct  freight  and  passenger  service  to  four  of  the  five  great  South 
Atlantic  Seaports — Norfolk,  the  Gateway  of  Virginia;  Wilmington,  the  Port  of 
Entry  of  North  Carolina;  Savannah,  Georgia,  and  Jacksonville,  Florida.  These 
connections  make  Sanford  a  natural  distributing  point. 

COAL— 

Just  five  miles  from  Sanford  is  located  the  Deep  River  Coal  Fields.  The  United 
States  Geological  Survey  lias  recently  announced  that  there  are  (>8,000,000  tons 
of  coal  in  this  field  capable  of  being  mined.  The  deposit  is  near  Deep  River 
and  can  be  mined  to  a  depth  of  2000  feet.  Mining  operations  have  already  begun 
and  the  coal  is  now  being  shipped  from  two  mines  and  has  passed  all  tests  as 
a  high-grade  steam  coal. 

POWER— 

In  addition  to  the  large  amount  of  power  obtainable  from  this  nearby  coal, 
Sanford  has  an  abundance  of  cheap  hydro-electric  power.  Within  20  miles  there 
are  five  hydro-electric  plants.  There  are  two  100,000  volt  double  circuit  lines  and 
one  60,000  volt  single  circuit  line  crossing  the  county  on  steel  towers. 

BANKING— 

Sanford  has  excellent  banking  facilities  with  deposits  of  over  $1,750,000,  while 
annual  clearings  exceed  $9,000,000.  Sanford  has  three  banks — The  Page  Trust 
Company,  The  Banking  Loan  and  Trust  Company  and  the  Peoples  Bank.  San- 
ford also  has  a  building  and  loan  association  which  has  been  a  big  factor  in 
home  building. 


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Population  4,500 


1920  —  2,977 


Sanford — "Near  Deep  River  Coal  Fields" 

CLIMATE— 

Sanford  is  in  the  Pine  Belt  of  North  Carolina  and  is  noted  for  its  healthful 
conditions.  The  temperature  is  mild  the  year  round,  making  this  section  the 
winter  playground  for  thousands  of  tourists.  The  elevation  is  371  feet  above 
sea  level. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Lee  County  has  a  variety  of  soils,  including  sandy  loam  and  light  clay,  which 
will  produce  cotton,  corn,  tobacco,  small  grains,  fruits  and  truck  of  all  kinds. 
Truck  crops  can  be  profitably  marketed,  as  Sanford  has  easy  access  to  the  lead- 
ing markets  of  the  East.  New  York  City  is  only  fifteen  hours  from  Sanford 
and  is  reached  by  fast  solid  express  trains  daily. 

HEALTH— 

Sanford  has  an  unlimited  supply  of  pure,  fresh  water.  The  city  owns  and 
operates  a  complete  water  and  sewerage  system.  Sanford  has  a  low  death  rate 
averaging  only  10.6  for  all  causes. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Sanford  has  five  miles  of  bitulithic  streets  and  seven  miles  of  paved  sidewalks. 
The  city  tax  rate  is  $1.00  and  the  County  and  State,  $1.50,  making  the  total  tax 
rate  $2.50.  Sanford  has  five  churches,  a  well  equipped  hospital  and  well  trained 
nurses.  Sanford  also  has  a  modern  graded  school  with  a  corps  of  2G  teachers, 
while  the  enrollment  is  over  1000  pupils.  The  Sanford  Business  College  is  quite 
an  asset  to  the  city  and  county. 

MANUFACTURING— 

Sanford  has  an  annual  payroll  of  $1,250,000  from  its  25  manufacturing  plants. 
These  include  a  cotton  mill  with  14,000  spindles,  a  cotton  seed  oil  mill,  a  fertilizer 
plant,  boiler  and  iron  works,  table  and  furniture  factory,  a  knitting  mill,  sheet 
and  metal  works,  two  mill  work  factories,  a  veneer  and  lumber  plant,  two  flour 
mills,  two  printing  houses,  one  broom  factory,  two  bottling  plants,  two  steam 
laundries,  a  bakery,  an  ice  plant  and  two  large  building  companies. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Industries  of  special  importance  that  may  be  mentioned,  include  the  railway 
repair  shops  of  the  Atlantic  and  Western  Railway,  and  the  Edwards  Railway 
Motor  Car  Manufacturing  Company.  The  Fitts-Crabtree  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany has  a  large  plant  here  making  tables,  kitchen  safes  and  cupboards.  The 
Sanford  Sash  and  Blind  Company  makes  a  complete  line  of  window  sash  and 
blinds. 

MOTOR  SHOPS— 

The  Hanner  Motor  Company  is  Ford  distributor  for  Sanford  and  Lee  County, 
and  the  Brown  Buick  Motor  Company  distributes  the  Buick  car.  The  latter  is 
the  largest  garage  and  supply  house  in  this  section.  There  are  six  other  garages 
and  an  auto  radiator  repair  shop. 

CITY  DATA— 

Sanford  has  four  hotels,  the  largest  of  which  is  The  Sanford.  Sanford  has  a 
movie  house,  a  public  library,  two  newspapers — a  weekly  and  a  semi-weekly— 
a  public  park,  playground  for  children,  and  a  motor  truck  for  fire  protection. 
There  are  also  two  auction  tobacco  warehouses  and  one  co-operative  house  in 
Sanford,  as  well  as  one  co-operative  and  several  private  cotton  warehouses. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Sanford  offers  the  advantages  of  good  climate,  low  living  costs,  abundant  native 
labor,  cheap  power,  good  farm  lands  and  excellent  transportation  facilities. 
Write  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  for  further  data. 


Sanford  has  a  total  of  over  25  manufacturing 
plants  and  has  direct  freight  and  passenger 
service  to  four  of  the  five  great  South  Atlantic 
Seaports,  and  is  surrounded  by  rich  farm  lands. 


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Shelby 


Cleveland  County 


Shelby — "The  City  of  Homes3 

LOCATION— 

Shelby,  the  County  Seat  of  Cleveland  County,  is  located  in  the  south-central 
part  of  the  county.  Cleveland  County  itself  is  on  the  southern  border  of  the 
State  in  the  midst  of  the  fertile  Piedmont  area  of  North  Carolina.  Cleveland 
County  is  bordered  on  the  north  by  Burke  County,  on  the  east  by  Lincoln  and 
Gaston  Counties,  on  the  south  by  York  and  Cherokee  Counties,  South  Carolina; 
and  on  the  west  by  Rutherford  County. 

RAILWAYS— 

Shelby  is  served  by  two  of  the  South's  larger  railway  systems — the  Southern 
and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line.  Shelby  is  on  the  Marion-Columbia  line  of  the 
Southern,  having  direct  service  to  Rock  Hill,  Columbia  and  Marion.  At  Marion, 
55  miles  north,  connection  is  made  with  the  Asheville-Salisbury  line,  while  at 
Blacksburg,  14  miles  south,  direct  connection  is  made  with  the  trains  on  the 
double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  from  Washington  to  Atlanta.  Shelby! 
is  also  on  the  Rutherford-Charlotte-Monroe  branch  of  the  Seaboard  with  through 
trains  to  Bostic  where  connection  is  made  with  the  Carolina,  Clinchficld  and 
Ohio  short  line  across  the  Blue  Ridge,  and  to  Hamlet  where  connection  is  made 
with  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  from  Richmond  to  Tampa,  and  with  the 
Norfolk-BirmJ"""ham  line.  Shelby  enjoys  excellent  rail  service  over  these 
systems. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Shelby  is  on  three  State  Highways.  One  of  these  is  No.  20,  the  Wilmington- 
Chariot  te-Asheville  Route,  which  completely  crosses  the  State  from  the  ocean 
to  the  mountains.  This  route  is  a  continuous  stretch  of  hard  surface  from  here 
through  Kings  Mountain,  Gastonia  and  Charlotte  to  Monroe,  while  it  will  soon 
be  hard  surfaced  all  the  way.  Shelby  is  the  southern  terminus  of  Route  No.  18 
which  passes  through  Morganton  and  Lenoir  to  Wilkesboro.  No.  206"  connects 
Shelby  and  Lincolnton.  In  addition  to  these  State  routes,  Shelby  is  surrounded 
by  an  excellent  system  of  sand-clay  roads  built  by  the  County  at  a  cost  of  over 
a  half  million  dollars.  Shelby  is  on  an  alternate  route  of  both  the  National 
and    Bankhead    Highways. 

BUS  LINES— 

Surrounded  by  such  a  system  of  good  highways,  Shelby  has  become  the  terminus 
of  several  routes  of  motor  bus  lines.  These  include  lines  to  Lincolnton,  Forest 
City,  Gastonia  and  Kings  Mountain,  while  the  city  is  on  the  Charlotte-Asheville 
through  line. 

CITY  FACTS— 

Shelby  has  paved  streets  and  concrete  sidewalks,  municipally  owned  light  and 
water  system,  low  light  and  water  rates,  a  beautiful  "White  Way"  system,  ample 
fire  protection,  and  an  adequate  supply  of  pure  water.  There  are  five  well- 
known  mineral  waters  in  this  vicinity,  while  two  of  these  are  served  daily  at 
Court   House  Square  in  Shelby. 

HOTELS— 

The  Cleveland  Springs  have  been  famous  for  decades  because  of  the  fine 
mineral  water  found  here.  There  is  now  a  large  modern  tourist  hotel  at  the 
Springs-  the  Cleveland  Springs  Hotel.  This  is  open  the  year  round  and  caters 
to  both  tourists  and  the  traveling  public. 


Shelby  has  over  20  manufacturing  plants. 
Cleveland  County  ranks  first  in  the  State  in 
dairying  and  fourth  in  the  production  of  cot- 
ton.  Shelby  is  a  city  of  homes. 


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Population  6,000 


1920  —  3,609 


Cleveland — "The  County  of  Varied  Products" 


INDUSTRY- 


An  abundance  of  electric  power  is  furnished  by  the  Southern  Power  Company. 
As  a  result,  numerous  industrial  plants  have  sprung  up  in  Shelby.  These  include 
4  cotton  mills,  2  hosiery  mills,  3  grain  mills,  a  cotton  oil  mill,  an  ice  plant,  a 
laundry,  cement  block  and  drain  factory,  two  wood-working  plants  and  a  cigar 
factory.  The  Shelby  Cotton  Mills  operate  20,832  spindles  and  consume  4000 
bales  of  cotton  annually.  The  Rex  Cigar  Company  is  one  of  Shelby's  large  manu- 
facturers and  makes  the  famous  "Hava  Rexa"  and  other  well  known  brands  of 
cigars. 

CIVIC  DATA— 

Shelby  has  2  National  Banks  with  resources  of  over  $6,000,000;  2  building  and 
loan  associations  with  assets  of  over  $300,000,  a  new  $05,000  Government  build- 
ing, a  $75,000  granite  Court  House,  and  a  $100,000  public  hospital.  Shelby  has 
six  churches,  a  fine  system  of  public  schools,  and  is  favored  with  a  high  birth 
rate  and  a  low  death  rate.  There  is  an  excellent  golf  course  nearby.  Shelby 
also  has  a  live  Kiwanis  Club,  city  mail  and  express  delivery  and  over  600  tele- 
phone subscribers.  Three  newspapers  supply  the  news  for  Shelby.  There  are 
two  motion  picture  houses  in  the  city.  The  largest  of  these  is  the  Princess 
Theatre,  a  new  movie  and  playhouse. 

CLEVELAND  COUNTY— 

Cleveland  County  has  a  population  of  over  40,000  with  an  area  of  488  square 
miles  comprising  312,320  acres.  There  are  4052  farms  in  the  county  valued 
at  over  $15,000,000  producing  products  in  1923  valued  at  more  than  $8,730,800. 

AGRICULTURAL  PRODUCTS— 

A  wide  variety  of  products  is  raised  in  Cleveland  County.  Among  the  leading 
crops  may  be  mentioned  cotton,  corn,  rye,  hay  cowpeas,  soy  beans,  Irish  potatoes, 
sweet  potatoes,  wheat  and  sorghum  cane.  Hogs,  poultry  and  eggs  bring  the 
farmers  of  this  county  over  $450,000  a  year.  Cleveland  County  leads  the  entire 
State  in  dairying  and  ranks  fourth  in  the  production  of  cotton.  The  rich  land 
of  the  county  produces   54  crops  in   abundance. 

COUNTY  FACTS— 

There  are  98  modern  school  buildings  in  the  county,  with  214  teachers  and  an 
enrollment  of  8,510  pupils.  There  are  77  churches  representing  the  leading 
denominations.  Cleveland  County  has  26  rural  free  delivery  mail  routes,  a  net 
work  of  rural  telephones,  2  co-operative  creameries  and  16  cotton  mills  with 
annual  production  of  over  $3,500,000.  There  are  12  prosperious  towns  in  the 
county,  the  largest  of  which  is  Shelby.  Kings  Mountain  is  next  in  size.  (See 
page  72). 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Shelby,  backed  up  by  one  of  the  richest  farming  counties  in  the  State,  is  also 
a  manufacturing  town  and  wants  more  textile  mills,  a  finishing  plant,  extract 
plants  and  other  industries.     Write  the  Board  of  Trade. 


Cleveland  County  has  4,052  farms  producing 
products  valued  at  more  than  -$8,730,800  an- 
nually. The  fertile  soil  of  the  county  produces 
over  54  crops  in  abundance. 


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Southern  Pines 


Moore  Countv 


Southern  Pines — "The  Mid-South  Resort" 

LOCATION— 

Southern  Pines  is  located  in  the  famous  Sandhill  section  of  North  Carolina, 
68  miles  south  of  Raleigh  and  135  miles  north  of  Columbia.  It  is  the  principal 
city  of  Moore  County  and  was  founded  in  the  early  eighties  by  John  T.  Patrick. 

RAILWAYS— 

Southern  Pines  is  on  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  from 
Washington  to  the  South.  It  is  569  miles,  or  sixteen  hours,  from  New  York; 
342  mites,  or  ten  hours,  from  Washington  and  226  miles  from  Richmond.  Travel 
is  in  all-steel  Pullman  coaches  equipped  with  every  modern  device  for  comfort 
and   safety. 

HIGHWAYS— 

A  splendid  system  of  highways,  maintained  by  both  State  and  County,  surround 
Southern  Pines.  These  roads  total,  within  the  county,  677  miles  of  fine  sand- 
clay  and  bard-surfaced  types.  Southern  Pines  is  located  on  the  Capital-to- 
Capital  Route  from  Washington,  D.  C,  South  to  Macon,  Georgia. 

COUNTY— 

Moore  County,  formed  in  1784  from  Cumberland  and  named  for  Captain  Alfred 
Moore,  a  Revolutionary  Officer  and  later  an  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  the  United  States,  has  a  population  of  21,888.  More  than  that  number 
of  tourists  visited  its  principal  resorts— Southern  Pines  and  Pinehurst — last 
season.  The  assessed  taxable  valuation  of  the  county  is  $24,000,000.00)  which 
amounts  to  approximately  $1,200  per  capita.  A  splendid  hospital  is  maintained 
in  the  county  for  use  of  visitors  and  residents.  A  modern  Court  House  has 
just  been  completed  at  a  cost  of  $175,000  at  Carthage,  the  County  Seat.  Moore 
County  is  bounded  by  Hoke,  Lee,  Randolph,  Chatham,  Montgomery  and  Rich- 
mond Counties. 

EDUCATION— 

The  recent  completion  of  a  new  school  building  costing  $75,000.00  has  provided 
ample  school  facilities  for  Southern  Pines.  An  excellent  library  consisting  of 
0,000  volumes,  under  the  direction  of  a  trained  librarian,  affords  entertainment 
and  research  for  citizens  and  tourist-visitors  alike. 

BANKING— 

Southern  Pines'  banking  facilities  include  the  Citizens  Rank  and  Trust  Company, 
of  Southern  Pines,  with  total  resources  of  $553,062.00;  and  the  Page  Trust  Com- 
pany, of  Aberdeen,  with  total  resources  of  §4,831,670.71. 

INSTITUTIONS— 

Five  religious  denominations  maintain  churches  in  Southern  Pines.  These  are: 
Baptist,  Congregational,  Christian  Science,  Catholic  and  Episcopal.  The  Muni- 
cipal Building,  which  stands  in  a  beautifully  planted  four-acre  park,  houses  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the  library,  both  of  which  have  full-time  executives. 
The  Civic  and  Community  Clubs,  as  well  as  the  American  Legion  and  Auxiliary 
have  meeting  headquarters  in  this  building, 

PUBLICATIONS— 

The  Sandhill  Citizen,  published  weekly,  is  the  principal  newspaper  of  this  section. 
The  Chamber  of  Commerce  fosters  the  publication,  during  the  six  months  of 
the  winter,  of  a  sport  publication  "The  Magazine  of  Southern  Pines."  The 
"Peach  Blossom"  is  a  magazine  devoted  to  the  interests  of  those  engaged  in 
horticulture.     Both  are  issued  monthly. 


Southern  Pines  is  located  in  the  greatest  golf- 
ing section  in  the  world,  there  being  six  and 
one-half  eighteen-hole  courses  within  a  radius 
of  six  miles. 


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Population  1,500 


1920  —  743 


Southern  Pines — "The  City  Within  a  Park" 

CITY  FACTS— 

Southern  Pines  has  a  winter  population  of  5,000  and  a  summer  population  of 
1,500.  The  1920  population  was  743.  Southern  Pines  has  a  commission  form 
of  Government  comprising  a  Mayor  and  five  Commissioners.  A  modern  motor 
driven  fire  department  with  a  siren  alarm  furnishes  protection  to  property 
owners,  while  an  excellent  police  system  protects  the  citizens.  The  assessed 
property  valuation  is  $2,500,000.00,  while  tax  receipts  total  around  $50,000.  The 
annual  precipitation  is  -19.65  inches,  while  the  annual  mean  temperature  is  61.8 
degrees.  The  elevation  is  600  feet.  A  town  planning  commission  is  maintained, 
and  a  house  and  garden  architect  is  retained  for  consultation. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Peach  and  dewberry  culture  in  the  Sandhills  has  taken  on  astounding  propor- 
tions and  is  rapidly  becoming  one  of  North  Carolina's  principal  industries. 
Southern  Pines,  the  center  of  the  industry,  is  the  principal  trade  point  of  the 
section  and  has  the  added  advantage  of  this  high  type  of  back-country.  Ex- 
cellent associations  for  marketing  the  products  of  the  growers  afford  the  best 
of  prices  and  facilities. 

RECREATION— 

Being  a  resort,  Southern  Pines  offers  a  recreational  field  unsurpassed  in  the 
South.  Southern  Pines  has  a  very  picturesque  Club  House  representing  an 
investment  of  more  than  $150,000.00,  while  a  fine  27-hole  golf  course  offers  ex- 
cellent sport.  Added  facilities  at  Pinehurst  and  Mid-Pines  makes  this  section 
the  greatest  for  golfing  in  the  world.  There  are  117  holes  within  a  five-mile 
radius.  Tennis  courts  are  maintained  by  hotels  and  the  municipality,  while 
several  fine  stables  of  saddle  horses  are  provided  for  those  who  enjoy  the  bridle 
paths  through  virgin  long-leaf  pines.  The  fox  hunt,  one  of  the  most  fascinating 
in  America,  is  held  semi-weekly  during  the  winter  season.  Boating,  fishing  and 
motoring  are  all  in  a  day  in  Southern  Pines. 

HOTELS— 

Nine  hotels  with  a  capacity  of  more  than  1,000  guests  provide  modern  and 
comfortable  accommodations  for  those  who  make  their  winter  homes  in  Southern 
Pines.  These  are:  Highland  Pines  Inn,  The  Hollywood  Hotel,  The  Southland 
Hotel,  the  Southern  Pines  Hotel,  the  New  Jefferson  Inn,  The  Park  View  Hotel, 
The  Belvedere,  The  Cedar-Pines  Villa  and  the  New  England  House.  There  are 
five  boarding  houses.  Noted  leaders  in  finance,  politics,  surgery  and  religion 
are  to  be  found  on  the  wide  verandas  of  these  hotels  or  on  the  golf  links,  or 
on  pleasant  pine-bordered  walks  in  Southern  Pines. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Here  lies  opportunity  along  many  lines.  Agricultural  ventures  in  truck-garden- 
ing and  dewberry  culture  present  interesting  and  profitable  work,  while  the 
peach  culture  of  the  section  is  being  expanded  by  men  with  means.  A  prime 
need  is  for  more  hotels  and  cottages  in  which  to  house  the  many  hundreds  of 
tourists  who  are  annually  being  turned  away.  Write  the  Southern  Pines  Chamber 
of  Commerce  for  their  illustrated  booklet. 


Nine  hotels  provide  modern  accommodations 
for  tourists.  Golf,  tennis,  riding,  fox-hunting, 
fishing  and  boating  are  leading  sports  in 
Southern  Pines,  the  center  of  the  Sandhills. 


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Spencer 


Rowan  County 


Spencer — "The  Railway  Town' 


LOCATION— 


Spencer  is  located  in  the  eastern  part  of  Rowan  County,  adjacent  to  Salisbury, 
the  County  Seat.  Rowan  County  is  bordered  by  Davie  County  on  the  north, 
Davidson  County  on  the  east,  Stanly  and  Cabarrus  Counties  on  the  south,  and 
by  Iredell  County  on  the  west.  Spencer  is  in  the  Piedmont  section  of  North 
Carolina,  surrounded  by  a  splendid   farming  area. 


HIGIIWAYS- 


Spencer  is  on  both  the  National  and  Central  Highways.  The  National  Highway 
connects  the  North  with  the  South,  while  the  Central  Highway  crosses  North 
Carolina  from  Beaufort  and  Morchead  City  on  the  coast,  to  Asheville  and  Murphy 
in  the  western  mountains.  No.  80,  a  State  Highway,  runs  from  Mt.  Airy  to 
Wadesboro,  passing  through  Salisbury,  three  miles  from  Spencer,  while  a  splendid 
system  of  county   roads  surrounds  these  two  towns. 

RAILWAYS— 

Spencer  is  on  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  331  miles 
south  of  Washington  and  314  miles  north  of  Atlanta.  Just  three  miles  south 
of  Spencer,  at  Salisbury,  the  Asheville-Salisbury  line  of  the  Southern  Railway 
joins  the  main  line,  while  the  Yadkin  Railroad  runs  to  Radin,  Albemarle  and 
Norwood.  Spencer  enjoys  direct  Pullman  service  to  New  York,  Washington, 
Richmond,  Raleigh,  Goldsboro,  Charlotte,  Atlanta,  Birmingham]  Augusta  and 
New  Orleans,  as  well  as  Asheville,  Cincinnati  and  St.  Louis. 

STREET   RAILWAY— 

There  is  direct  street  railway  service  between  this  city  and  Salisbury  and  this 
is  an  important  factor  in  transportation  between  the  two  cities. 

MOTOR    BIS    LINES— 

The  motor  bus  is  an  important  means  of  transportation  in  North  Carolina,  and 
regular  service  is  maintained  between  Spencer  and  a  number  of  points,  including 
Lexington,  High  Point  and  Greensboro  to  the  north  and  Salisbury,  Concord  and 
Charlotte  to  the  south. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Spencer  is  in  the  well  favored  agricultural  area  of  the  Piedmont  which  includes 
Rowan  County.  The  crops  that  are  raised  annually  in  Rowan  County  include 
corn,  wheat,  cotton,  oats,  rye,  sorghum  cane,  hay,  cowpeas,  soy  beans,  peanuts, 
Irish  and  sweet  potatoes,  melons,  berries,  fruits  and  vegetables.  Diversification 
is  now  practiced  on  all  the  3,235  farms  in  the  county. 

FINANCES— SCHOOLS— CHURCHES 

Spencer  has  two  live,  strong  banks  which  are  amply  able  to  care  for  the  financial 
needs  of  the  city.  Spencer  has  a  splendid  school  system  with  a  competent  corps 
of  instructors.  Spencer  has  churches  representing  the  leading  denominations, 
some  of  which  have  erected  handsome  church  edifices.  The  Southern  Railway 
maintains  a  splendid  Y.  M.  C.  A.  here  which  is  quite  an  asset  to  Spencer. 

WHOLESALE— RETAIL— 

Spencer's  nearness  to  Salisbury  places  this  city  within  easy  reach  of  the  up-to- 
date  wholesale  and  retail  establishments  of  the  latter  city.  The  combined  pur- 
chasing power  of  these  cities  enables  the  merchants  to  carry  stocks  of  such 
quality  as  to  appeal  to  the  taste  of  the  most  fastidious. 


Over  3200  men  are  employed  at  Spencer, 
receiving  annually  ewer  $6,000,000,  or  over 
$500,000  monthly.  Spencer  is  surrounded  by 
one  of  the  richest  farm  areas  in  the  State. 


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Population  3,000 


1920  —  2,510 


Spencer — "The  Terminal  City 


RAILROAD  TOWN— 

Spencer  is  primarily  a  railroad  town  as  the  Southern  Shops  and  terminals  are 
located  here.  Over  3200  workmen  are  regularly  employed  by  the  Southern  Rail- 
way here.  They  receive  over  $6,000,000  a  year  in  wages.  The  majority  of  these 
workers  live  in  Spencer,  while  others  live  in  Salisbury  and  East  Spencer.  This 
Railroad  Shop  is  by  far  Spencer's  largest  industry. 

RAILROAD  SHOPS— 

The  Southern  Railway  System  maintains  at  Spencer  the  largest  railway  repair 
shops  on  its  entire  lines.  These  shops,  with  the  associated  industries  necessary 
to  the  maintenance  of  transportation  on  a  large  scale  represent  a  combined 
investment  of  $20,000,000,  while  a  new  .$500,000  round  house  is  now  under  con- 
struction. These  shops  were  established  in  1903.  Today  the  shops  daily  repair 
200  freight  cars,  75  engines  and  completely  rebuild  one  engine  a  day. 

SIZE  OF  SHOPS 

It  is  hard  to  visualize  the  enormity  of  this  industry  at  Spencer.  Over  3,200 
workmen  are  employed,  receiving  approximately  $500,000  a  month  in  wages. 
The  stock  carried  in  the  railway  storeroom  is  worth  $2,000,000.  Over  2,000,000 
gallons  of  water,  as  well  as  600  tons  of  coal,  are  consumed  daily.  These  shops 
are  modern  in  all  details  and  are  amply  able  to  care  for  any  job  that  needs  to 
be  done,  from  replacing  a  lost  bolt  to  completely  rebuilding  the  largest  engine 
on  the  Southern  System.  There  are  over  8,940  miles  of  track  in  the  whole 
Southern  Railway  System  and  the  Shops  at  Spencer  are  by  far  the  largest  on  it. 

SPENCER  TERMINALS— 

At  Spencer  are  also  maintained  the  largest  terminal  facilities  on  the  Southern 
System.  There  are  42  miles  of  tracks  in  these  terminals  providing  facilities 
for  3,200  freight  cars.  Over  75  men  are  needed  to  maintain  these  tracks  alone. 
The  terminals  handle  1,800  freight  trains  a  month  and  over  700  passenger  trains 
monthly.  Spencer  is  the  changing  point  for  all  railway  crews,  between  Wash- 
ington and  Atlanta. 

SPENCER  TRANSFER— 

At  a  number  of  points  on  its  lines  the  Southern  Railway  maintains  transfer 
points  but  it  has  recently  established  at  Spencer  its  largest  transfer,  one  of  the 
largest  in  aH  the  United  States.  Here  are  concentrated  numerous  shipments 
which  are  reloaded  in  solid  cars  to  make  the  through,  or  long  haul  trip,  to  more 
important  centers  throughout  the  whole  Country.  Over  200  cars  are  received 
daily  and  200  are  shipped  daily  while  the  transfer  has  a  capacity  of  250  cars 
at  one  setting.  This  means  a  row  of  boxes,  crates,  bales  and  bundles  8  feet 
wide  and  6  feet  deep  would  extend  a  length  of  one  mile  and  a  half.  An  ample 
classification  force  is  maintained  to  care  for  both  incoming  and  outgoing  freight. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Spencer  is  desirous  of  obtaining  additional  payrolls  and  welcomes  new  manu- 
facturing plants  of  all  descriptions.  Spencer  invites  your  consideration  as  the 
city  offers   numerous  advantages. 


At  Spe?icer  is  located  the  largest  repair  shops 
and  the  largest  terminal  of  the  Southern  Rail- 
way System,  as  well  as  one  of  the  largest 
transfer  stations  in  the  United  States. 


Methodist  Church 


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Statesville 


Iredell  County 


Statesville — "A  Hive  of  Industry' 


LOCATION- 


Statesville  is  in  the  center  of  Iredell  County  which  is  one  of  the  counties  of  the 
famed  Piedmont  Section  of  North  Carolina.  Iredell  County  is  bordered  on  the 
north  by  Wilkes  and  Yadkin  Counties,  on  the  east  by  Davie  and  Rowan  Counties, 
on  the  South  by  Cabarrus  and  Mecklenburg  Counties,  and  on  the  west  by 
Catawba  and  Alexander  Counties. 

RAILWAYS— 

Statesville  is  on  the  Asheville  Division  of  the  Southern  Railway  System,  26 
miles  west  of  Salisbury  and  115  miles  east  of  Asheville.  At  Salisbury  this  line 
joins  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway  which  is  double-tracked  from 
Washington  to  Atlanta.  At  Asheville  the  Charleston-to-Cincinnati  line  of  the 
Southern  is  tapped.  Statesville  enjoys  through  Pullman  service  to  New  York, 
Washington,  Salisbury,  Asheville,  Cincinnati,  St.  Louis,  Winston-Salem  and 
Goldsboro.  Another  line  of  the  Southern  enters  Statesville  running  north  from 
the  main  line  at  Charlotte  and  extending  beyond  this  city  to  Taylorsville.  Still 
another  branch  of  the  Southern  serves  the  County — the  Charlotte-Barber- 
Winston-Salem  line. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Statesville  is  surrounded  by  good  highways,  being  the  hub  of  a  fine  county 
system  of  improved  roads,  as  well  as  the  junction  point  of  three  cross-State 
routes  of  the  State  System.  No.  10,  the  Central  Highway,  runs  across  the  entire 
State  from  Murphy  through  Statesville  and  Raleigh  to  Morehead  City  and 
Beaufort  on  the  Atlantic.  No.  75  runs  from  Lenoir  through  Statesville,  Lexing- 
ton, Asheboro,  Pittsboro  and  Durham,  to  the  Virginia  State  line  above  Oxford. 
No.  20*  runs  north  from  the  South  Carolina  line  through  Charlotte,  Statesville 
and  Sparta,  to  the  Virginia  State  line.  The  highways  to  Charlotte  and  Salisbury 
are  already  bard-surfaced,  while  others  are  under  construction. 

CITY   DATA— 

During  the  past  few  years  Statesville  has  put  down  over  12  miles  of  paved 
streets  and  40  miles  of  cement  sidewalks,  while  much  additional  paving  is  now 
being  done.  A  new  Municipal  Building  is  planned  for  early  construction  and 
will  include  a  large  auditorium  with  a  seating  capacity  of  2500.  Statesville  has 
a  well-equipped  (ire  department  manned  by  both  paid  and  volunteer  forces.  New 
equipment  recently  purchased  includes  a  750-gallon  pump  and  a  1000-gallon 
pump.  Statesville  has  a  very  efficient  health  department  and  an  ample  water 
supply.  The  water  system  is  valued  at  $650,0(10  including  recent  improvements 
made  at  a  cost  of  $200,000.  The  city  owns  its  own  gas  and  electric  light  plant. 
The  property  valuation  is  $12,787,000,  with  a  tax  rate  of  $1.15. 

EDUCATION— 

Today  Iredell  County  has  over  $1,000,000  invested  in  school  property.  In  1921 
the  County  set  the  State  an  example  by  erecting  the  first  consolidated  type  of 
school.  Today  there  are  five  such  in  the  county.  Statesville  has  a  total  of  over 
$460,000  invested  in  schools.  A  new  graded  school  was  built  just  a  few  years 
ago,  and  today  a  new  $100,000  high  school  is  planned.  Statesville's  white  school 
population  now  is  over  1700.  Only  well  trained  faculties  are  employed  for  both 
races.  Iredell  County  has  an  excellent  Farm  Life  School,  while  Mitchell  College 
at  Statesville  offers  a  complete  collegiate  course. 


Iredell  County  has  over  4.11.5  farms  valued  at 
over  $19,000,000.  These  farms  produce  crops 
valued  annually  at  more  than  $6,000,000.  Over 
3,410  farmers  are  native  white  while  2.440 
work  their  onm  farms. 


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Population  10,000 


1920 


,895 


Statesville — "Shipping  Point  of  the  Foothills" 

POPULATION— 

Iredell  County  has  a  population  of  57,956  according  to  the  United  States  census 
of  1920,  while  at  that  time  the  city  of  Statesville  had  7,895.  Statesville's  popula- 
tion today  is  estimated  to  be  over  10,000. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Iredell  County,  of  which  Statesville  is  the  County  Seat,  is  very  rich  in  farm 
production.  The  soil  varies  from  sandy  loam  to  red  clay  and  produces  grains, 
grasses,  cotton,  tobacco  and  fruits.  The  annual  value  of  all  crops  exceeds  $6,000,- 
000.  There  are  over  4,115  farms  having  a  total  value  of  over  $19,000,000.  Over 
3,416  farmers  in  the  county  are  native  white,  while  2,440  work  their  own  farms. 

INDUSTRIES— 

Statesville  has  a  large  variety  of  manufacturing  interests  whose  annual  output 
is  valued  at  more  than  $10,000,000,  while  the  annual  payroll  exceeds  $1,366,000. 
Among  the  articles  manufactured  here  may  be  mentioned  flour,  furniture,  saw 
mills,  hosiery,  cotton,  yarns,  veneers,  tobaccos,  brick,  ice,  ice  cream,  harness, 
monuments,  printing,  bottling,  show  cases,  confections,  breads,  box  shooks,  build- 
ing materials,  cotton  seed  products,  clay  working  machinery,  gray  iron-castings 
and  mirrors. 

LEADING    PLANTS— 

Statesville  has  a  number  of  plants  that  are  leaders  in  their  particular  line.  One 
of  these  is  the  Statesville  Flour  Mills  whose  daily  output  is  1200  barrels  of  flour 
and  60  tons  of  feed.  The  Turner  Machine  Shop  is  one  of  the  largest  manu- 
facturers of  saw  mills  in  the  entire  South.  The  Statesville  Show  Case  Company 
manufactures  a  complete  line  of  show  cases.  The  Iredell  Upholstered  Furniture 
Company  makes  an  attractive  line  of  parlor  and  living  room  furniture  of  the 
Queen  Anne  period.  J.  C.  Steele  and  Sons  make  a  large  line  of  brick-making 
and  clay-working  machinery. 


BANKING— 

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HOTELS— 

The  largest  hotel  in  Statesville  is  the  Vance,  a  thoroughly  modern  hotel  built 
in  1922  at  a  cost  of  $250,000.  A  new  addition  has  just  been  completed,  raising 
the  number   of   rooms   from    72   to   120. 

BOTANICAL  DEPOT— 

The  largest  botanical  depot  in  the  world  and  the  oldest  in  the  United  States 
is  here.  About  80  per  cent  of  the  crude  drugs  in  the  United  States  are  produced 
in  North  Carolina  and  over  80  per  cent  of  these  are  handled  through  Statesville. 
Around  3,000,000  pounds  are  handled  annually  by  Wallace  Brothers  who  operate 
this  huge  industry  and  depot  at  Statesville. 

DISTRIBUTION  POINT— 

Statesville  is  one  of  the  leading  distributing  points  of  Western  Carolina.  The 
Carolina  Motor  Company  are  large  distributors  of  the  Ford  automobile  through- 
out this  section. 

CHURCHES— 

Statesville  has  churches  of  the  leading  denominations,  many  of  which  have  hand- 
some edifices. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Statesville  offers  the  newcomer  the  advantage  of  a  fine  climate,  a  beautiful  city, 
fine  living  conditions,   and   many  others   worth   investigating. 


Statesville's  manufactured  products  are  valued 
at  more  than  $10,000,000  annually,  while  the 
annual  payroll  exceeds  $1,366,000.  The  com- 
bined annual  revenue  of  both  the  city  and 
county  exceeds  $20,000,000. 


J.Ci5feele  Brick  Machine  Works  \ 


Iredell  Upholstered  Furniture  Plant 


Statesville  Showcase  Co. 


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Tarboro 


Edgecombe  County 


Tarboro — "The  Quaint  City' 

LOCATION— 

On  the  banks  of  the  beautiful  Tar  River  lies  the  quaint  little  city  of  Tarboro, 
the  County  Seat  of  Edgecombe  County.  Incorporated  in  1760,  tin's  is  one  of 
the  oldest  towns  in  the  State.  Edgecombe  County  is  bounded  on  the  north  by 
Halifax  County,  on  the  east  by  Bertie  County,  on  the  south  by  Pitt  and  Wilson 
Counties,  and  on  the  west  by  Nash  County.  The  Tar  River  is  navigable  from 
its  mouth  up  to  the  city  of  Tarboro,  and  the  land  on  either  side  is  very  fertile. 
Backed  up  by  a  rich  agricultural  country,  Tarboro  is  the  trading  center  for  a 
large  area. 

RAILROADS— 

Tarboro  is  on  the  Wilmington-Norfolk  branch  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Rail- 
way. Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  is  79  miles  west,  while  Norfolk  is  102  miles 
northeast  and  Wilmington  139  miles  south.  Connection  is  made  at  Rocky  Mount, 
15  miles  west,  with  the  main  line  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  for  Petersburg  and 
Richmond,  Charleston  and  Jacksonville,  the  line  being  double-tracked  nearly  all 
tlu-  way.  At  Richmond  connection  is  made  with  the  Richmond,  Fredericksburg 
and  Potomac  Railway  of  the  Pennsylvania  System  for  Washington,  Baltimore, 
Philadelphia  and  New  York.  At  Tarboro  the  Rocky  Mount -Plymouth  1)  ranch 
of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  branches  off  from  the  Norfolk  line,  running  cast 
through  Pannelc  and  Williams  ton  to  Plymouth  where  connection  is  made  for 
Washington,  Kinston,  Greenville  and  Wcldon.  The  main  offices  of  the  East 
Carolina  Railway — from  Tarboro  south  through  Farmville  to  Hookerton — are 
in  Tarboro. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Three  kinds  of  improved  roads  run  through  Tarboro;  hard-surfaced,  topsoil, 
sandclay  and  gravel,  all  graded  roads.  Tarboro  is  at  the  crossroads  of  State 
Highways  Nos.  90  and  12.  No.  90  runs  east  from  Raleigh  through  Rocky  Mount 
to  Tarboro  and  on  through  Parmcle,  Will  jams  ton  and  Plymouth  to  Columbia. 
No.  12  runs  south  from  Halifax  through  Tarboro  and  Farmville  to  Snow  Hill 
and  Kinston.  No.  1 1  connects  Tarboro  with  Greenville,  while  No.  VI  connects 
this  city  with  Wilson.  The  roads  to  Rocky  Mount,  Wilson  and  Greenville  are 
hard-surfaced. 

CITY  FACTS- 

The  "Town  Common,"  a  lovely  square  in  the  center  of  the  city,  is  a  type  of 
Old  English  Common  and  was  set  aside  by  the  town.  It  is  also  owned  by  the 
town.  The  Home  Office  of  the  Carolina  Tel.  and  Tel.  Co.  is  located  in  this  city. 
Tarboro  also  owns  her  own  municipal  milk  plant  where  all  milk  sold  in  the 
city  is  carefully  inspected  and  pasteurized.  Tins  plant  represents  an  investment 
of  $15,000,  hut  the  citizens  of  Tarboro  feel  that  it  is  a  wise  investment,  as  pure 
milk  is  one  of  the  chief  assets  to  their  good  health.  All  the  principal  residential 
and  business  streets  are  paved  or  are  in  process  of  being  paved.  Tarboro  owns 
her  own  electric  power  plant,  located  on  the  Tar  River.  All  public  utilities  are 
municipally  owned. 

COUNTY  FACTS— 

The  County  Health  Department  is  located  at  Tarboro.  There  is  also  a  Home 
and  Farm  Demonstrator  and  Public  Welfare  Board.  The  County  valuation  is 
$33,522,143;  general  tax  rate  71V&C  per  $100.00,  not  including  a  special  school 
tax  and  road  tax.  Only  12%C  is  used  for  County  expenses.  The  County  Road 
Board  has  its  office  in  Tarboro.  Edgecombe  County  owes  less  money  than 
almost  any  other  county  its  size  in  the  State. 

HISTORY— 

In  one  corner  of  the  picturesque  old  Episcopal  Churchyard  grows  an  aged  cork 
tree — one  of  the  few  to  he  found  in  this  State.  Souvenir  gatherers  have  plugged 
a  hole  in  its  trunk  cutting  souvenirs.  On  the  corner  diagonally  opposite  this 
church  is  another  old  churchyard —where  the  wearers  of  the  Grey  lie  sleeping. 
One  enters  this  "City  of  the  Dead"  through  a  stone  archway  erected  by  a 
chapter  of  the  United  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy.  On  the  keystone  is'  in- 
scribed these  words:  "They  wore  the  Grey."  The  spot  where  now  stands  the 
Masonie  Temple  is  said  to  be  where  George  Washington  stopped  on  his  visit 
to   Tarboro. 


Tarboro  is  well  served  by  both  highways  and 
railroads  leading  to  principal  markets.  Her 
municipally  owned  milk  plant  aids  in  the 
health  of  the  city.  Thirteen  manufacturing 
plants  are  located  here. 


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Population  5,500 


1920  —  4,568 


Tarboro — "On  the  Tar  River9 

INDUSTRY— 

Tarboro  has  a  number  of  mills  within  her  borders.  The  Fountain  Cotton  Mill 
and  the  Hart  Cotton  Mill,  both  weaving  cloth,  are  modern  in  every  detail  and 
are  under  the  same  efficient  management.  The  Runnymede  Knitting  Mills,  two 
in  number,  were  named  after  the  city  of  Runnymede,  England,  where  the  Magna 
Charta  was  signed.  Other  mills  in  Tarboro  are:  The  Tarboro  Knitting  Mill, 
Red  Gum  Veneer  plant  which  manufactures  aeroplanes  and  gunstocks,  making  it 
quite  a  center  of  activity  during  the  World  War,  cotton  seed  oil  mills,  three 
fertilizer  factories,  and  the  Harris  Lumber  Company. 

AGRICULTURE— 

The  country  surrounding  Tarboro  is  a  very  fertile  farming  land.  Some  of  the 
principal  crops  raised  are  cotton,  corn,  grain  and  tobacco.  Quite  a  bit  of  hay 
is  also  poduced  here.  The  farmers  of  Tarboro  find  a  very  ready  market  for 
their  produce,  most  of  the  tobacco  being  disposed  of  in  the  local  market.  The 
climate  of  Tarboro  is  also  very  favorable  for  fruit  growing,  as  is  evidenced  by 
the  large  amounts  .shipped  to  other  parts  every  season.  The  Tar  River,  being 
navigable,  is  an  asset  to  commerce,  and  the  fertile  river  valleys  greatly  aid 
agriculture. 

HOSPITAL— 

The  Edgecombe  General  Hospital  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  most  up-to-date 
in  every  respect  of  any  in  the  south,  the  equipment  alone  being  valued  at  -$20,000. 
This  hospital  is  noted  chiefly  for  its  treatment  of  cancer,  patients  coming  from 
all  parts  of  the  United  States  to  be  treated  for  this  malady  which  claims  0*0,000 
lives  annually. 

SCHOOLS— 

Tarboro  has  the  County  Unit  System  under  contemplation.  A  consolidated  public 
school  system  is  now  in  operation  in  the  county.  A  special  school  tax  has  been 
levied  to  take  care  of  the  needs  of  the  city  schools.  The  school  buildings  are 
up-to-date  and  have  an  efficient  corps  of  teachers. 

CHURCHES— 

The  leading  denominations  are  represented  in  Tarboro,  including  the  Episcopal, 
Presbyterian,  Methodist,  Baptist,  Free  Will  Baptist  and  Roman  Catholic 
churches. 

FIRE— 

A  volunteer  fire  department  and  a  partly  paid  department  fight  the  flames  in 
Tarboro.  The  paid  department  is  well  equipped,  while  the  volunteer  department 
is  fairly  well  equipped,  having  two  trucks.  Tarboro  also  has  a  negro  Volunteer 
Department.  There  are  also  two  companies  stationed  at  the  mills,  all  under 
city  control.     An  alarm  system  and  sleeping  quarters  are  soon  to  be  installed. 

HOTELS— 

The  leading  hotel  in  Tarboro  is  Hotel  Farrar,  with  50  rooms  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  commercial  men  and  tourists. 

NEWSPAPERS— 

The  Tarboro  Southener  supplies  daily  news  of  Tarboro.  The  Weekly  Southener 
is  the  second  oldest  newspaper  in  North  Carolina,  and  these  two  papers  have  a 
large  circulation. 

FINANCE— 

Tarboro  has  two  banks,  each  with  a  capital  stock  of  $100,000,  with  total  com- 
bined deposits  of  over  $2,000,000.  These  are  the  First  National  Bank  and  the 
Farmers   Bank  and  Trust   Company. 

LIBRARY— 

Over  the  Farmers  Bank  and  Trust  Company  is  a  public  library  and  a  rest 
room  for  ladies,  filling  a  great  need  in  the  life  of  the  city. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

To  the  newcomer  Tarboro  offers  untold  advantages  in  agriculture  and  manu- 
facturing. Prospective  merchants  will  also  find  good  trade  here,  as  people  come 
from  the  surrounding  country  and  nearby  towns  to  sell  their  products  and  buy 
supplies. 


Tarboro' s  hospital  is  noted  for  its  treatment  of 
cancer,  people  coming  from  all  parts  of  the 
Country  to  be  treated  here.  The  Tar  River,  on 
account  of  being  navigable,  makes  Tarboro  a 
good  commercial  trade  center. 


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Thomasville 


Davidson  County 


Thomasville — "The  Chair  Town  of  the  South" 


LOCATION  — 


Thomasville  is  located  in  the  extreme  eastern  edge  of  Davidson  County.  Forsyth 
County  borders  Davidson  on  the  north,  Guilford  and  Randolph  on  the  east, 
Montgomery  on  the  south;  while  Rowan  and  Davie  Counties  form  the  western 
border. 


RAILWAYS- 


Thomasville  is  on  the  double-tracked  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  339 
miles  north  of  Atlanta  and  309  miles  south  of  Washington.  The  Carolina  and 
Yadkin  River  Hy.  runs  from  here  to  High  Rock,  28  miles  south,  connecting  there 
with  the  Winston-Salem  Southbound  Railway  which  is  the  connecting  link  be- 
tween the  Norfolk  and  Western  and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railways. 


HIGHWAYS— 


Thomasville  is  on  the  National  Highway  connecting  the  North  and  South  and 
the  Central  Highway  from  the  coast  to  the  mountains.  It  is  surrounded  by 
fine  county  roads  in  addition  to  these  hard-surfaced  highways. 


CITY   DATA- 


Incorporated  in  1852,  the  city  had  750  people  in  1900,  3877  in  1910  and  5676  in 
1920,  while  an  unofficial  census  in  1923  showed  more  than  6.500.  Thomasville's 
property  valuation  is  $12,000,000,  the  assessed  valuation  $5,000,000,  gross  debt, 
Including  all  bonds,  $823,000,  and  the  net  debt  $353,407.  The  town  has  a  com- 
plete water  and  sewer  system,  13  miles  of  paved  streets  and  15  miles  of  concrete 
sidewalks.     The  city  is  run  on  the  City  Manager  plan. 


FINANCES- 


The  First  National  Bank,  the  oldest  in  the  town,  has  just  completed  a  new 
$100,000  home.  The  capital  is  $100,000,  deposits  $1,000,000,  and  total  resources 
are  $1,410,000,  The  Fage  Trust  Company  of  Aberdeen,  has  recently  opened  a 
branch  in  Thomasville  which  is  proving  quite  an  asset  to  the  city. 


INDUSTRY 


Thomasville's  industries  are  many  and  varied.  There  are  seven  chair  factories, 
two  furniture  factories,  two  cotton  mills,  two  knitting  mills,  a  finishing  plant, 
four  veneer  plants,  a  mattress  factory,  two  panel  factories,  one  box  and  shook 
factory,  one  packing  pad  factory,  one  excelsior  plant,  one  concrete  products  plant, 
a  roller  mill,  a  machine  shop,  an  ice  plant  and  a  bottling  plant,  making  a  total 
of   30    manufacturing    plants. 


PRODUCTS- 


There  are  enough  chairs  made  here  to  furnish  one  every  day  to  each  man,  woman 
and  child  in  town.  Likewise,  enough  hosiery  is  made  here  to  furnish  a  pair  of 
hose  to  each  inhabitant  daily.  The  cotton  mills  consume  3,750,000  pounds  of 
cotton  each  year.  More  than  6,000,000  feet  of  lumber  is  annually  made  into 
box  shooks  here.  There  is  also  a  daily  output  of  75  barrels  of  flour.  One  of  the 
largest  concrete  plants  in  the  State  is  here,  making  building  blocks  and  large 
drain  tile  used  by  the  State  Highway  Department.  Thomasville's  ice  plant  has 
an  output  of  30,000  lbs.  daily.  Her  furniture  plants  manufacture  bed-room 
suites,  while  one  plant  makes  kitchen  cabinets. 


RETAIL— 


Thomasville's  business  district  includes  two  hardware  stores,  three  drug  stores, 
two  jewelry  stores,  two  Five  and  Ten  Cent  stores,  seven  dry  goods  and  clothing 
stores,  thirty  merchandise  and  grocery  stores,  and  two  wholesale  houses.  These 
stores  draw  a  patronage  for  30  miles  around. 


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Population  6,500 


1920  —  5,676 


Thomasville — "First  Church  Orphanage  in  N.  C" 

CIVIC   LIFE— 

Thomasville  has  a  Rotary  Club,  a  Civitan  Club,  two  weekly  newspapers,  the 
Chairtown  News  and  Thomasville  Times,  leading  fraternal  orders  and  a  very 
active  Woman's  Club. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Thomasville  is  in  the  midst  of  the  famous  Piedmont  agricultural  area.  The 
principal  crop  of  the  county  is  tobacco  and  it  often  yields  a  crop  that  brings 
from  $300  to  $500  an  acre.  The  soil  is  well  adapted  to  the  growing  of  wheat, 
corn,  cotton  and  tobacco.  Large  quantities  of  meadow  hay  are  grown  every 
year  and  proves  a  good  money  crop. 

RELIGION— 

Thomasville's  religious  life  has  developed  as  the  town  has  grown.  As  early  as 
1860  the  founder  of  the  town  donated  lots  to  the  different  denominations.  Today 
there  are  six  churches  represented  with  memberships  as  follows:  Baptist,  880; 
Methodist,  675;  Heidleburg  Reformed,  166;  Presbyterian,  60;  Methodist  Protes- 
tant, 81,  and  Grace  Lutheran  100.  The  Methodist  Protestants  have  just  completed 
a  large,  handsome  church  and  community  building  seating  1100  people  and 
equipped  with  Sunday  School  rooms  and  recreational  features. 

ORPHANAGE— 

The  first  church  orphanage  in  the  State  was  founded  in  Thomasville  in  1885  and 
is  now  one  of  the  largest  in  the  State.  There  have  been  2150  children  received 
since  its  foundation.  Today  there  are  550  children  there.  There  are  71  officers 
and  the  plant  is  valued  at  over  $800,170.00.  The  life  of  the  orphanage  and  that 
of  the  town  is  closely  interlocked  and  this  orphanage  is  one  of  the  biggest  assets 
of  the  city. 

EDUCATION— 

Thomasville's  graded  school  was  organized  in  1901  and  has  developed  with  the 
town  until  today  there  is  an  enrollment  of  over  1232  pupils.  A  new  modern 
school  building  has  recently  been  erected  containing  29  class  rooms,  an  audi- 
torium seating  1200,  a  gymnasium,  lunch  room,  and  all  modern  equipment. 

THE  BIG  CHAIR— 

Thomasville,  being  one  of  the  largest  chair  manufacturing  towns  in  the  Country, 
has  erected  a  monument  to  this  industry,  in  the  form  of  the  World's  Biggest 
Chair.  This  chair  is  mounted  on  a  pedestal  in  the  Town  Common.  It  is  13 
feet  high,  front  legs  6  feet  high,  seat  6  feet  in  front,  5'/2  feet  in  rear,  and  con- 
tains enough  lumber  to  manufacture  100  ordinary  chairs.  It  required  3  expert 
chairmakers,  working  10  hours  a  day  for  a  week,  to  build  it.  This  chair  has 
brought  much  publicity  to  the  city  through  Pathe  News,  magazines  and  tourists 
passing  through  the  city. 

THEATRE— 

A  new  theatre  has  just  been  completed  and  will  be  one  of  the  most  up-to-date 
in  the  State.  It  has  a  seating  capacity  of  1200  and  will  feature  plays,  Keith 
Vaudeville  and  movies. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Thomasville  is  a  progressive  growing  busy  city,  builded  on  solid  foundations 
and  has  had  continual  prosperity.  New  building  and  developments  now  under 
way  indicate  that  a  greater  period  of  prosperity  is  just  being  entered  upon.  Her 
homes  are  beautiful,  her  citizenship  happy,  her  climate  mild,  her  location  splendid, 
and  her  name  known  far  and  wide.  Thomasville  invites  investigation  of  her 
resources. 


Thomasville  has  7  chair  factories,  2  cotton 
mills,  a  finishing  plant,  2  veneer  plants,  a  box 
factory,  excelsior  plant,  machine  shop,  a  roller 
mill  and  other  industries. 


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Wadesboro 


Anson  County 


Wadesboro — "Queen  City  of  the  Pee  Dee" 


LOCATION 


Wadesboro  is  located  in  the  heart  of  Anson  County  of  which  it  is  the  County 
Seat.  Anson  County  is  situated  in  the  lower  edge  of  North  Carolina  about 
half-way  between  the  seacoast  and  the  mountains.  Anson  County  is  bordered 
on  the  north  by  Stanly  County,  on  the  east  by  Richmond  County,  on  the  south 
by  Chesterfield  County,  South  Carolina,  and  on  the  west  by  Union  County. 
Wadesboro    is    155   miles    from    Wilmington   and    132    miles    from    Rutherford  ton. 


RAILWAYS- 


Wadesboro  is  served  by  three  railways,  two  of  them  being  large  trunk  line  sys- 
tems of  the  South.  These  are  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line. 
The  Norfolk-Birmingham  line  and  the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Rutherfordton  line 
of  the  Seaboard  pass  through  the  city,  while  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  enters  the 
city  with  a  branch  from  the  main  line  at  Florence,  running  through  Darlington 
and  Cheraw  to  this  city.  The  Winston-Salem  Southbound  Railway  runs  north 
from  Wadesboro  through  Albemarle  and  Lexington  to  Winston-Salem.  This 
line  is  the  connecting  link  between  the  Norfolk  and  Western  at  Winston-Salem 
and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  at  Wadesboro.  Wadesboro  has  direct  through  service 
for  Norfolk,  Birmingham,  Atlanta,  Wilmington,  Memphis,  New  York  and  Char- 
lotte, while  direct  connections  at  Hamlet  give  quick  service  to  Jacksonville  and 
Tampa. 

HIGHWAYS— 

In  addition  to  an  excellent  system  of  improved  country  roads,  Wadesboro  has 
State  Highways  radiating  from  the  city  in  four  directions,  as  two  State  Routes 
cross  here.  These  are  the  Wilmington-Charlotte-Asheville  Route  No.  20  and 
No.  80.  The  former  runs  west  from  Wilmington  through  Hamlet,  Wadesboro, 
Charlotte,  Gastonia,  Shelby  and  Rutherfordton,  to  Asheville  and  the  Tennessee 
State  line  beyond.  No.  80  runs  from  the  South  Carolina  line  north  through 
Wadesboro,  Albemarle,  Salisbury,  Yadkinville,  to  Mt.  Airy  and  the  Virginia 
line.  These  two  main  highways  give  the  city  access  to  all  parts  of  the  State. 
Route  No.  20  is  hard-surfaced. 

HISTORY— 

Anson  County  was  formed  from  Bladen  County  in  1718  and  named  for  Lord 
George  Anson,  an  English  Admiral.  The  first  settlement  on  the  site  where 
Wadesboro  now  stands  was  known  as  New  Town,  but  was  founded  as  Wadesboro 
in  1700  and  named  for  Thomas  Wade,  a  large  landowner,  and  Revolutionary  War 
hero.  About  ten  years  ago  a  modern  Court  House  was  built  and  is  valued  today 
at  $300,000. 

CITY  FACTS— 

The  city  has  just  begun  an  extensive  street  paving  program  covering  the  principal 
streets.  A  concrete  base  with  an  asphalt  surface  is  being  used.  The  city  has 
a  modern  $275,000  water  and  filtration  plant  recently  completed.  The  water 
is  secured  from  a  lake  nearby  and  a  number  of  artesian  wells.  Water  mains 
and  sewer  pipe  reach  to  practically  every  part  of  the  city.  Over  three  miles 
of  pipe  was  laid  recently  under  streets  included  in  the  paving  program  and 
connection  was  made  with  property  abutting  in  order  to  leave  the  new  paving 
intact  as  these  streets  were  built  up.  Wadesboro's  Volunteer  Fire  Department 
is  equipped  with  an  American  LaFrance  engine. 


A  nson  County  is  in  the  favored  Piedmont  area 
and  raises  an  abundance  of  cotton,  corn  and 
street  potatoes.  Scuppernong  grapes  are  grown 
while  many  peach  orchards  have  been  set. 


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Population  3,500 


1920  —  2,648 


"Watch  Wadesboro  Win" 


SCHOOLS— CHURCHES— 

Wadesboro  has  a  modern,  up-to-date  school  system.  There  are  two  schools  for 
white  children  and  one  for  colored.  A  new  #100,(1(11)  high  school  has  just  been 
completed.  It  is  modern  in  every  detail.  Wadesboro  has  4  churches  represent- 
ing the  Methodist,  Baptist,  Presbyterian   and  Episcopal  denominations. 

HOSPITAL— 

The  Anson  Sanitorium  lias  a  new,  well-equipped  building  and  has  both  white 
and  colored  departments.  Few  towns  the  size  of  Wadesboro  have  a  better  hos- 
pital. This  institution  is  serving  not  only  the  city  and  county,  but  many  from 
adjoining  counties. 


INDUSTRIES— 

A   new  $1,250,000  cotton 


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is  now  nearing  completion.  This  mill  is  being 
built  by  the  Wade  Manufacturing  Company  and  will  contain  13,800  spindles. 
Other  industrial  plants  include  the  Wadesboro  Cotton  Mills,  Southern  Cotton 
Oil  Company's  branch,  the  Virginia-Carolina  Chemical  Company's  branch  plant. 
The  W.  C.  Hardison  Ice  Plant,  Bowman  Building  Supply  Company,  Allen  Flour 
Mills  ($123,000  plant),  and  the  Singleton  Silk  Mill.  These  industries  are  valued 
many  carloads  of  hogs,  cattle  and  livestock  are  shipped  annually. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Anson  County  lies  in  the  fertile  Piedmont  Plateau,  while  about  one-third  of  its 
area  belongs  to  the  long-leaf  pine  belt.  The  land  is  very  fertile  and  produces 
cotton,  wheat  and  corn.  Scuppernong  grapes  are  grown  and  large  peach  orchards 
have  been  set.  Sweet  potatoes  are  largely  grown  throughout  the  County,  while 
carloads  of  hogs,  cattle  and  livestock  are  shipped  annually. 

BANKING— 

Wadesboro  has  two  strong  banks  with  combined  capital  of  .*300,000  and  combined 
surplus  and  undivided  profits  of  #1(10,000.  These  banks  are  The  First  National 
and  The   Rank  of  Wadesboro,  while  there  are  G  other  banks  in  the  county. 

POWER— 

Wadesboro  is  supplied  with  abundant  hydro-electric  power  by  the  Yadkin  River 
Power  Company.  The  Blewett  Falls  Dam  and  Power  plant  is  the  largest  one 
operated  by  this  company.  The  power  generated  is  distributed  all  over  this 
section  so  connection  may  be  made  from  almost  any  part  of  the  county  thus 
enabling  plants  to  get  cheap  power. 

CIVIC— 

The  Wadesboro  Chamber  of  Commerce  has  over  200  members,  while  other  civic 
organizations  include  the  Civitan  Club,  Woman's  Club,  Advertising  Club,  and 
Parent-Teacher  Association.  The  leading  fraternal  orders  are  represented  here. 
The  National  Hotel  has  32  rooms  and  is  operated  on  the  American  plan.  Stock 
is  now  being  sold  for  a  new  theatre  building.  The  Messenger  and  Intelligencer, 
better  known  as  "The  M.  and   I.",  is   Wadesboro's   weekly   newspaper. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Wadesboro  is  just  beginning  its  real  industrial  development  and  opportunities 
are  still  to  be  found  on  every  hand  in  any  walk  of  life.  Wadesboro  welcomes 
investigation. 


Wadesboro  has  two  cotton  mills,  two  silk  mills, 
two  fertilizer  plants,  two  woodworking  plants, 
a  flour  mill  and  an  ice  plant,  all  electrically 
operated. 


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Washington 


Beaufort  County 


Washington — "Metropolis  of  the  Pamlico*' 


LOCATION- 


Washington  is  located  on  the  northern  bank  of  the  Pamlico  River  in  the  extreme 
western  edge  of  Beaufort  County.  Beaufort  County  is  in  the  rich  agricultural 
area  of  Eastern  North  Carolina,  surrounded  by  rich  counties.  On  the  north 
Beaufort  is  bordered  by  Martin  and  Washington  Counties,  on  the  east  by  Hyde 
County,  on  the  south  by  Pamlico  and  Craven  Counties,  and  on  the  west  by  Pitt 
County. 


railways- 


two  railway  systems  enter  Washington  from  five  directions.  The  Norfolk 
Southern  main  line  from  Norfolk  to  Raleigh  passes  through  Washington  while 
the  Norfolk-New  Bern  line  of  that  system  branches  from  the  main  line  here 
and  runs  south  to  New  Bern.  The  Atlantic  Coast  Line  enters  the  city  from  the 
junction  point,  Parmele,  from  which  connection  is  made  to  Rocky  .Mount,  Rich- 
mond and  Washington}  D.  C.  Another  line  of  the  same  system  runs  southeast 
from  Washington  to   Vandemere   in   Pamlico  County. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Four  branches  of  the  State  Highway  System  enter  Washington.  One  of  these, 
No.  91,  runs  east  from  Raleigh,  the  State  Capital,  passes  through  Wilson,  Green- 
ville, Washington  and  Pantego,  and  ends  at  Swanquarter  on  the  coast.  No.  30 
runs  north  from  Wilmington  through  New  Bern,  Washington,  Williams  ton, 
Windsor,  Winton  and  Gatesville,  and  ends  at  the  Virginia  State  line.  Wash- 
ington is  the  center  of  activities  for  the  entire  county  and  improved  roads  radi- 
ate to  all  parts  of  Beaufort  County  from  Washington.  The  highway  to  Green- 
ville  is   hard-surfaced. 


CLIMATK- 


Washington  is  on  the  hanks  of  the  beautiful  Pamlico  River,  seventy  miles  from 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  where  the  coast  is  nearer  the  Gulf  Stream  than  at  any  other 
point  with  the  exception  of  the  southern  part  of  Florida.  Washington  enjoys 
a  mildness  of  climate  in  winter  that  makes  outdoor  life  enjoyable  throughout  the 
winter  season,  while  the  breezes  off  the  river  temper  the  summer  heat  so  that 
the  climate  is  delightful  the  year  around. 

CIVIC    FACTS— 

Washington  has  two  fully  equipped  hospitals,  ten  volunteer  fire  companies  with 
modern  equipment,  a  daily  and  a  weekly  newspaper,  a  municipally  owned  light 
and  power  plant,  a  municipal  market  for  the  sale  of  fresh  meats,  and  a  public 
library.  Camp  Leach  on  the  Pamlico  River  is  one  of  Washington's  great  recrea- 
tional  centers   in   the   summer. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Beaufort  is  one  of  the  richest  farming  areas  in  the  State  and  intensive  diversified 
farming  is  practiced.  The  leading  crops  include  sweet  potatoes,  celery,  alfalfa, 
tomatoes,  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  scuppernong  grapes  and  fruits.  Other  crops 
include  cabbage,  peas,  Irish  potatoes,  peaches,  berries  and  grapes.  Dairying  in 
this  county  is  fast  assuming  a  larger  place  and  is  proving  very  profitable.  Over 
9000  people  are  employed  in  the  fishing  industry,  producing  an  output  valued 
at  .Sl,776\0()0  a  year.  With  an  abundance  of  timber  in  the  County  the  lumber 
industry  is  very  important  in  Beaufort  County. 


HARBOR— 

Washington  has  miles 
of  handling  millions  i 
shipyards. 


of  water  front  on  an  excellent  deep  water  harbor  capable 
f  tons  of  commerce.     There  are  two  marine  railways  and 


Beaufort  County  is  a  rich  agricultural  area 
and  the  fishing  industry  is  very  important. 
Washington  has  a  large  variety  of  manufac- 
turing interests,  the  leaders  being  lumber  and 
fertilizer  man  ufacturing. 


PaSe   ISO 


Population  9,000 


1920  —  6.314 


Washington — "County  Seat  of  Beaufort" 

POST  OFFICE- - 

Washington  was  the  very  first  town  in  all  America  to  be  named  for  George 
Washington,  the  "Father  of  His  Country,"  it  having  been  named  in  December, 
1776;  and  the  first  Post  Office  in  the  United  States  named  Washington  was 
established  here  in  1789.  Today  Washington  has  a  handsome  brick  and  stone 
Federal  Building  erected  at  a  cost  of  $125,000,  and  annual  receipts  of  the  Post 
Office   exceed   $38,000. 

EDUCATION— 

Washington  has  an  excellent  public  school  system  with  an  enrollment  of  over 
2000.  The  city  has  a  commodious  high  school  building,  while  a  new  $200,000 
white  school  and  a  $75,000  colored   school  are  now   under  construction. 

COLLEGIATE  INSTITUTE— 

One  of  Washington's  greatest  assets  is  the  Washington  Collegiate  Institute  lo- 
cated in  Washington  Park.  Though  under  the  auspices  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal Church,  the  institution  is  non-sectarian  and  stands  for  the  highest  ideals 
of  the  Christian  religion.  Its  scholarship  is  of  the  highest  type  and  its  reputation 
for  the  development  of  character  is  firmly  established.  Its  location  is  unusually 
good  and  it  serves  a  field  of  real  need.  Few  schools  have  the  opportunity  of 
training  pure  stock  Anglo-Saxon  young  men  and  young  women  as  does  the 
Washington  Collegiate  Institute,  and  the  only  need  is  greater  financial  support. 


FINANCES- 


Washington's  banks  include  the  First  National,  the  Bank  of  Washington  and 
the  Savings  and  Trust  Company.  The  largest  of  these  is  the  First  National  Bank 
with  a  capital  of  $100,000,  surplus  of  $100,000,  and  undivided  profits  and  re- 
sources of  $2.5,975.  The  Washington  Trust  Company  is  one  of  the  city's  strong 
financial   institutions. 

INDUSTRY— 

The  Pamlico  Chemical  Company  is  one  of  the  largest  fertilizer  manufacturers 
in  this  part  of  the  State.  The  Eureka  Lumber  Company  now  owns  over  14,000 
acres  of  land  in  fee,  and  timber  right  on  several  thousand  additional  acres.  This 
concern  manufactures  over  50,000  feet  of  lumber  daily.  Other  industries  here 
include  an  ice  plant,  two  large  machine  shops,  a  cotton  oil  mill,  several  fish 
and  oyster  packing  plants,  a  barrel  factory,  a  broom  factory,  two  shirt  factories, 
several  planing  and  lumber  mills,  and  one  of  the  largest  buggy  factories  in  the 
South. 

RETAIL   AND   WHOLESALE— 

Two  of  the  largest  hardware  and  mill  supply  houses  in  Eastern  Carolina  are 
located  in  Washington.  These  are  the  Harris  Hardware  Co.,  whose  goods  are 
shipped  throughout  this  entire  section.  The  Bowers  Brothers  Department  Store 
is  one  of  the  largest  in  Eastern  Carolina  and  draws  trade  from  this  entire 
area.  Washington  has  eight  large  wholesale  grocery  houses,  hut  the  largest  of 
these  is  that  of  E.  Peterson  Co.  Being  located  on  both  the  railway  and  the 
river,  shipments  are  made  to  all  parts  of  Eastern  Carolina.  They  have  excellent 
shipping  facilities. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Washington  has  numerous  advantages  to  offer  the  investor  or  home-seeker  and 
will   gladly  welcome  inquiries  of  any  kind. 


Few  sections  of  the  State  are  as  beautiful  as 
that  strip  of  land  along  the  Tar  and  Pamlico 
Rivers.  The  beauty  and  natural  charm  of  the 
region  around  Washington  enchants  the  va- 
cationist. 


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Wilmington 


New  Hanover  County 


Wilmington — "The  Gateway  Port  of  N.  C. 


LOCATION- 


Wlimington,  the  County  Seat  of  New  Hanover,  is  located  in  the  extreme  south- 
eastern edge  of  the  County.  Wilmington  is  at  the  mouth  of  the  Cape  Fear  River 
about  30  miles  from  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  New  Hanover  County  is  bordered  by 
Pender  County  on  the  north,  the  Atlantic  Ocean  on  the  east,  and  by  the  Cape 
Fear  River  on  the  west.  This  County  is  in  the  shape  of  a  triangle  and  has  no 
southern  boundary. 


railways- 


Two  trunk  line  systems  of  railway  enter  Wilmington  from  five  directions.  These 
are  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line.  The  Seaboard  enters 
the  city  from  Rutherfordton,  Charlotte  and  Hamlet,  At  the  latter  point  con- 
nection is  made  with  both  the  Richmond-Tampa  and  the  Norfolk-Birmingham 
lines  of  the  Seaboard.  The  Atlantic  Coast  Line's  general  offices  are  in  Wilming- 
ton, while  five  lines  of  this  system  serve  the  city.  One  of  these  is  the  Norfolk- 
Rocky  Mount-Wilmington  line  which  connects  with  the  main  line  at  Wilson  and 
Rocky  Mount.  Another  runs  from  here  to  Florence,  S.  C,  where  connection  is 
made  with  the  main  line  and  runs  to  Columbia,  S.  C.  Still  another  runs  from 
here  to  Fayetteville  and  Sanford,  crossing  the  main  line  at  the  former  place. 
One  branch  runs  north  from  Wilmington  to  New  Bern.  The  Wilmington,  Bruns- 
wick and  Southport  runs  out  of  here  also. 


HIGHWAYS- 


Wilmington  is  the  terminus  of  four  cross-State  highways.  Two  of  these,  No.  20 
and  No.  60,  run  entirely  across  the  State  to  the  Tennessee  State  line,  while  No. 
40  and  No.  30  run  north  to  the  Virginia  State  line.  There  are  over  100  miles 
of  paved   roads  in   New   Hanover  County  serving  all   sections. 


EDUCATION— 


Wilmington  has  an  excellent  public  school  system  with  a  $500,000  County  Ili^h 
School  recently  completed.  The  Motte  Business  College  is  one  of  the  city's 
leading  training  centers   and   draws   pupils   from   a   wide   radius. 


CLUBS— 


Wilmington  has  a  live  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  a  very  active  post  of  the 
American  Legion.  There  is  a  Rotary  Club  and  also  a  Kiwanis  Club  in  Wilming- 
ton,   in   addition   to   leading    fraternal   orders. 


RESORTS 


Wrightsville  Beach,  reached  by  electric  railway,  is  the  city's  largest  and  finest 
beach.  Lumina,  at  this  beach,  is  one  of  the  best  amusement  piers  on  the  South 
Atlantic  coast,  while  the  dance  floor,  with  o'0,000  square  feet,  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  South.  Weiderneyer  Dance  Orchestra  plays  throughout  the  season. 
A  movie  screen  out  over  the  waves  is  a  novel  attraction.  Other  beaches  are  the 
Carolina,    Mainland,    and    Fort    Fisher. 


CITY  FACTS- 


Tbere  are  many  ndles  of  paved  streets  and  sidewalks  here.  Wilmington  has  an 
aviation  field  used  both  by  Government  and  commercial  fliers.  The  thermometer 
has  never  registered  zero  in  the  history  of  the  city.  Freezing  temperature  in 
the  winter  is  very  rare.  Wilmington  has  public  playgrounds  and  a  public  square. 
The  United  States  Government  Health  Service  rates  the  County  as  one  of  the 
best  counties  in  the  South  for  sanitation.  $32,000  is  appropriated  by  Wilming- 
ton annually  for  health  work.  Wilmington  property  is  valued  for  taxation  at 
more  than  $85,000,000   annually. 


Wilmington  is  the  Gateway  Port  of  North 
Carolina,  a  large  exporter  of  cotton  and  the 
renter  of  a  large  fertilizer  manufacturing  in- 
dustry. The  general  offices  of  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railway  are  here. 


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Population  46,000 


1920  —  33,372 


Wilmington — "Gateway  to  the  Beaches" 


THE   PORT- 


Wilmington  is  the  most  northerly  port  of  the  South  Atlantic  and  is  the  farthest 
port  north  that  is  still  south  of  deadly  Cape  Hatteras.  The  city  itself  is  situated 
on  the  Cape  Fear  River,  30  miles  from  the  ocean  bar.  The  canal  has  a  depth 
of  2(i  feet  at  mean  low  water.  Vessels  drawing  281/a  feet  can  dock  at  the 
wharves.     The  tide  rises  2  feet  6  inches  at    Wilmington. 

COMMERCE— 

Wilmington  does  a  jobbing  business  annually  of  over  $80,000,000.  Wholesale 
houses  in  the  city  are  located  on  every  hand  and  handle  groceries,  hardware, 
dry  goods,  clothing,  shoes,  hats  and  ladies*  wear.  Wilmington  is  the  trading 
center  for  a  population  of  400,000,  all  within  a  short  radius  and  in  touch  with 
Wilmington  hy  good  roads  and  railroads.  Wilmington's  geographic  location 
makes   it  the  logical  distributing  point  for  both  water  and   rail  commerce. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Wilmington  is  the  center  of  a  big  trucking  section.  Wilmington  is  in  the  heart 
of  the  strawberry  zone,  the  movement  of  strawberries  from  this  section  amount- 
ing to  about  #1,500,000,  annually.  The  potato  and  other  crops  bring  millions 
every  year.  The  Wilmington  section  has  240  crop-growing  days,  while  the  section 
has  an  equitable  rainfall  amounting  to  about  58  inches  a  year.  Wilmington  has 
a  modern  milk  pasteurization  plant.  Much  interest  is  now  being  taken  in  live- 
stock raising. 

INDUSTRY— 

The  city  has  an  annual  payroll  of  over  $17,000,000.  The  city  has  many  large 
fertilizer  plants  located  here  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  important 
points  in  this  industry  along  the  entire  South  Atlantic  coast.  The  Fisheries 
Products  Company  with  offices  here,  is  the  largest  producer  of  fish  scrap  and 
fish  oil  in  the  United  States,  The  Menhaden  fish  factories  along  the  Cape  Fear 
are  among  the  largest  at  any  Southern  port.  Other  industrial  plants  here  include 
a  grist  mill,  two  iron  works,  two  candy  factories,  two  cotton  mills,  a  hosiery 
mill,  a  ready-cut  house  plant,  a  pipe-stem  factory,  a  mattress  factory,  cigar 
factory,  veneering  plant,  septic  tank  factories,  two  cotton  compresses,  cotton 
seed  oil  mills,  a  paint  factory,  bag  factory,  saw  mills  and  packing  plants,  besides 
numerous  others.  The  largest  cotton  exporting  house  in  the  South  is  that  of 
Alexander  Sprunt  and  Sons,  Inc.,  who  ship  over  500,000  bales  of  cotton  abroad 
every  year. 

TERMINALS— 

The  Wilmington  Terminals  are  well  equipped  and  are  served  by  ample  railway 
facilities.  Immense  warehouses  along  the  river  front  have  storage  space  of  over 
640,000  square  feet  under  cover.  Two  large,  fully  equipped  machine  shops  are 
fully  equipped  to  repair  all  vessels. 

HOTELS— 

The  Wilmington  Hotel  is  Wilmington's  largest  and  best  commercial  and  tourist 
hotel.  The  Orton  is  one  of  the  older  hotels  of  the  city.  The  Cape  Fear  Hotel 
is  a  new  tourist  hotel  now  under  construction. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Wilmington's  greatest  opportunity  lies  in  the  further  development  of  the  ship- 
ping trade.  Yet  many  advantages  of  unusual  merit  are  offered  the  manufacturer 
in   practically   any   line  of   industry. 


Wilmington  has  over  40  manufacturing  plants 
here  while  New  Hanover  County  is  a  rich 
truck  growing  county.  There  are  four  excel- 
lent beaches  near  the  city,  while  Wrightsville 
is  the  finest  beach  on  the  South  Atlantic  Coast. 


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Wilson 


Wilson  County 


Wilson— "The  Bright  Leaf  Tobacco  Market" 

LOCATION— 

Wilson  is  located  in  the  very  heart  of  Wilson  County  of  which  it  is  the  County 
Seat.  Wilson  County  is  in  the  fertile  Eastern  Carolina  plain  and  is  bordered 
on  the  north  by  Nash  County,  on  the  east  by  Edgecombe  County,  and  on  the 
west  by  Johnston  County. 

RAILWAYS— 

Wilson  is  served  by  two  trunk  line  systems  of  the  South.  It  is  on  the  main 
line  of  both  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  Norfolk  Southern.  The  Richmond- 
Tampa  main  line  and  the  Norfolk- Wilmington  line  of  the  Coast  Line  System 
both  pass  through  Wilson,  while  the  Norfolk-Raleigh  main  line  of  the  Norfolk 
Southern  crosses  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  here.  Tims  Wilson  has  direct  fast 
service  to  all  the   leading  eastern   and    southern   points. 

HIGHWAYS— 

Wilson  is  equally  well  served  by  highways.  State  highways  enter  the  city  from 
six  directions.  One  of  these,  No.  01,  runs  east  from  Raleigh  through  Wilson 
to  Columbia.  Number  22  connects  Wilson  and  Fayettcvillc,  while  No.  42  con- 
nects Wilson  and  Tarboro.  In  addition  to  these  State  Routes  there  is  a  fine 
system  of  county  roads  also  serving  Wilson,  bringing  all  parts  of  the  county 
in  close  relationship  with  the  city,  thereby  making  it  the  market  center  of  the 
County. 

CITY  DATA— 

The  assessed  valuation  of  real  and  personal  property  in  Wilson  totals  $60,470,862. 
Wilson  owns  its  gas,  water  and  sewerage  system  as  well  as  its  electric  light 
and  power  plant.  Wilson  has  a  low  tax  rate  (58  cents)  even  though  an  ex- 
tensive program  of  modern  improvements  has  been  under  way  for  some  time. 
Low  rates  also  prevail  in  the  water,  gas,  light  and  power  departments.  All  the 
principal  business  and  residential  streets  are  paved  and  have  concrete  sidewalks. 
The  city  has  three  modern  hospitals. 

BASEBALL— 

Wilson  has  a  professional  ball  club  holding  ;i  berth  in  the  Virginia  League. 
Wilson  is  one  of  the  smallest  cities  in  the  country  playing  "Class  R"  baseball, 
and  won  the  league  championship  pennant  in  1023.  Wilson  has  a  ball  park  in 
the  edge  of  the  city  and  is  always  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  baseball.  The 
other  cities  in  the  Virginia  League  are  Rocky  Mount,  Norfolk,  Portsmouth, 
Richmond   and   Petersburg. 

HOTELS— 

Wilson  has  two  large  hotels.  These  are  the  Cherry  and  the  Briggs.  The  Cherry 
Hotel  has  been  built  within  the  past  few  years  and  is  modern  in  every  detail. 
Both  are  run  on   the   European  plan. 

SCHOOLS— CHURCHES— 

Wilson  has  an  excellent  school  system  with  modern  equipment  and  well  trained 
faculties.  A  new  high  school  building  has  been  completed  recently.  The  Atlantic 
Christian  College,  located  here,  is  the  North  Carolina  College  of  the  Disciples  of 
Christ.  Wilson  County  was  the  first  County  in  the  State  to  vote  special  school 
tax  and  today  is  a  leader  in  rural  education.  There  are  eleven  churches  in 
Wilson  representing  the  leading  denominations.  There  are  several  handsome 
church  edifices  in  the  city. 


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Population  15,000 


1920  —  10,612 


Wilson — "Trade  Center  of  Eastern  N.  C" 

POPULATION— 

Although  the  1920  United  States  census  gave  the  city  10,612  population,  it  is 
estimated  that  today  there  is  a  total  of  over  1.5,000  people  living  in  Wilson  and 
its  suburban  area.  The  county  of  Wilson  has  a  population  of  37,500,  according 
to  the  last  census. 

INDUSTRY— 

Wilson  has  a  total  of  over  50  manufacturing  plants  within  its  borders.  A 
large  wagon  factory  is  located  here.  Other  manufacturing  plants  include 
three  cotton  and  knitting  mills,  an  ice  plant,  iron  works,  a  marble  plant,  two 
cotton  oil  mills,  three  fertilizer  factories  and  several  tobacco  plants.  Over 
$10,000,000  is   invested  in  the  tobacco  business  in  Wilson. 

AGRICULTURE— 

Wilson  County  is  in  the  heart  of  a  great  agricultural  area  which  produces  cotton, 
corn  and  cereals.  Wilson  County's  crops  are  valued  at  more  than  $16,000,000 
annually.  The  county  produces  over  26,000  bales  of  cotton  and  16,000,000 
pounds  of  tobacco  and  about  1,000,000  bushels  of  corn  and  other  cereals.  Wilson 
is  in  the  heart  of  the  bright  leaf  tobacco  belt  and  the  city  of  Wilson  is  now 
the  largest  bright  leaf  tobacco  market  in  the  world.  Wilson  County,  together 
with  three  adjoining  counties,  raised  more  produce  per  acre  in  1922  than  any 
similar  area  in  the  United  States,  based  on  value  in  dollars.  Wilson  is  also  in 
the  midst  of  the  greatest  cotton  producing  area  per  acre  in  the  world. 

FARM  LANDS— 

There  is  a  total  of  238,079  acres  of  land  in  Wilson  County  valued  for  taxation 
at  $23,212,316,  or  an  average  of  $92.38  per  acre.  There  are  101,669  acres  cleared; 
5,690  acres  in  pasturage,  43,763  acres  of  woodland  and  87,950  acres  of  timber 
land. 

CLUBS— 

Wilson  has  a  Chamber  of  Commerce,  a  Merchants  Association,  a  Rotary  Club, 
Kiwanis  Club,  Lions  Club,  Woman's  Club,  Business  and  Professional  Women's 
Club,  and  numerous  church  clubs   for  both  men   and  women. 

WILSON— THE   MARKET— 

Wilson,  surrounded  by  rich  farm  lands  producing  large  yields  annually,  is  the 
leading  market  of  the  county.  Good  roads  that  lead  to  the  surrounding  counties 
have  brought  much  trade  from  afar  to  Wilson  making  it  the  market  for  a  large 
area,  Wilson  is  the  largest  tobacco  market  in  the  world  for  bright  leaf  tobacco. 
The  1923  sales  on  the  local  market  totaled  70,000,000  pounds,  while  the  average 
price  was  $22.52  on  January  1,  1924.  Six  strong  banks  are  real  factors  in  the 
growth  of  the  city. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

The  great  variety  of  soil  and  mild  climate  of  Wilson  County  attracts  the 
agriculturist,  while  Wilson  offers  many  distinct  advantages  to  the  professional 
or  business  man,  and  especially  to  the  manufacturer.  Write  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  for  data. 


Wilson  is  the  largest  bright  leaf  tobacco  market 
in  the  world,  and  the  trade  center  for  a  large 
-part  of  Eastern  Carolina.  The  city  has  over 
50  manufacturing  plants  while  over  $1 0,000,- 
000  is  invested  in  the  tobacco  busuiess  alone. 


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Winston -Salem — "The  City  of  Industry" 


^OCATION- 


Winston-Salem  is  located  in  the  heart  of  Forsyth  County  of  which  it  is  the 
County  Seat.  Forsyth  County  is  located  in  the  famous  Piedmont  Belt  of  North 
Carolina  and  is  bordered  by  the  following  counties:  Stokes,  Guilford,  Davidson, 
Davie  and  Yadkin. 


RAILWAYS- 


The  Southern,  Norfolk  and  Western,  and  Winston-Salem  Southbound  Railway 
Systems  serve  the  city  over  five  outlets.  There  are  20  passenger  trains  a  day, 
making  connections  to  all  principal  points.  The  Southern  Hail  way  handles 
more  freight  at  Winston-Salem  than  is  handled  from  any  other  point  on  its 
entire  system. 


HIGHWAYS 


Winston-Salem  is  the  hub  for  eight  State  Highways,  ranking  first  in  the  State 
with  the  largest  number  of  State  Routes  serving  any  North  Carolina  City. 
Regular  schedules  are  maintained  by  fifteen  bus  lines  connecting  Winston-Salem 
with   all   the   principal  towns  of  the   Piedmont  Section  of  the  State. 


SALEM- 


Salem  was  founded  in  17<io'  by  a  colony  of  Moravians  who  sought  to  establish 
a  home  for  themselves  and  their  children  where  they  could  live  a  life  of  freedom 
and  liberty.  They  were  an  educated,  refined  people  then  as  they  are  today. 
Salem  was  incorporated  in  1856.  This  people  has  had  a  great  part  in  both 
National  and  State  affairs  and  has  always  kept  accurate  historical  data  and 
records.  The  Easter  Sunrise  Service  at  the  old  Home  Church  to  this  day  is 
unique,  interesting  and  impressive  and  is  attended  by  thousands  of  visitors 
annually. 


WINSTON- - 

The  site  for  a  "county  town"  was  laid  off  and  purchased  May  12,  1849,  the 
fifty-one  acres  costing  £5.00  each.  On  December  16,  L850,  the  Court  House  was 
opened  and  the  town  of  Winston  was  created  in  1851,  named  for  Major  Jos. 
Winston,  a  leader  in  both  State  and  Nation.  The  first  Court  House  was  re- 
placed by  the  present  structure  in  189G. 

WINSTON-SALEM— 

In  May,  1913,  Salem,  one  of  the  oldest,  and  Winston,  one  of  the  youngest  of 
the  large  towns  in  the  State,  were  consolidated.  From  that  date  the  progress 
of  the  city  has  been  so  great  as  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  whole  Nation. 
Winston-Salem  is  pre-eminently  an  industrial  city,  ranking  in  the  forefront  of 
the  large  cities  of  the  country  in  value  of  factory  products.  The  men  who  are 
almost  entirely  responsible  for  this  great  industrial  development  are  North 
Carolinians  and  Virginians  from  nearby  counties. 

EDUCATION— 

The  people  of  Winston-Salem  have  provided  ample  school  facilities  for  every 
child  of  all  races.  There  are  10  white  and  5  colored  schools,  with  an  enrollment 
of  10,015.  The  school  property,  including  250  acres  of  parks  and  playgrounds, 
is  valued  at  $4,473,000,  of  which  $1,1-73,000  was  spent  in  1923.  The  Richard  J. 
Reynolds  Memorial  High  School,  with  a  seating  capacity  of  2,500,  is  one  of 
the  finest  in  the  South,  and  will  cost  $1,750,000  when  completed.  Salem  College 
and  Academy,  one  of  the  oldest  colleges  for  Women  in  the  South,  is  a  Standard 
"A"  Grade  school  with  650  students,  and  property  valued  at  $850,000,  Slater 
State  Normal  and  Industrial  School  for  the  colored  race  has  an  enrollment  of 
500  and  property  valued  at  $350,000. 


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Entry  in  the  United  States;  has  the  largest 
tobacco  factory  i)i  the  world  and  is  the  second 
largest  market  for  leaf  tobacco  in  the  State. 
Winston-Salem  is  the  western  point  of  North 
Carolina  s  famous  "Industrial  Triangle/' 


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Population  65,000 


1920—48,395 


Winston-Salem — "The  States  Largest  City" 

POPULATION— 

In  1920  the  census  gave  Winston-Salem  48,395  people,  but  a  recent  estimate 
showed  more  than  65,000.  Winston-Salem,  embracing  11  square  miles  with 
7,040  acres  of  land,  is  the  first  in  the  State  in  population  and  third  in  area.  In 
all  lines  of  civic  development  the  city  is  equipped  for  a  city  of  100,000  population. 

OUTSTANDING  FACTS— 

Winston-Salem,  with  an  altitude  of  1,000  feet,  is  the  highest  of  the  larger 
Piedmont  cities.  The  annual  mean  temperature  is  57.8  degrees.  The  property 
valuation  is  $110,170,505  with  a  tax  rate  of  95c.  The  1923  facts  follow:  Munici- 
pal improvements,  §2,224,400;  total  city  revenue,  $2,221,420;  Post  Office  re- 
ceipts, $310,405;  banking  capital,  $2,920,399;  resources,  $41,970,333;  deposits, 
835,829,907.  There  are  7  building  and  loan  associations.  Winston-Salem  has 
two  large  impounding  lakes  with  a  storage  capacity  of  1,000,000,000  gallons, 
while  the  daily  consumption  is  only  7,000,000  gallons.  There  are  179  miles  of 
water  mains,  179  miles  of  sewer  main,  90  miles  each  of  paved  streets  and  side- 
walks.    There  are   12,000  homes   in  the  city. 

CIVIC  FACTS— 

Winston-Salem  has  94  churches  representing  the  leading  denominations.  There 
are  three  modernly  equipped  hospitals  with  a  total  of  381  beds.  The  City 
Memorial  Hospital  is  the  largest,  valued  at  about  $500,000.  The  new  North 
Carolina  Baptist  Hospital  has  106  beds  and  has  about  ten  acres  of  grounds 
situated  on  a  knoll  overlooking  the  city.  The  Lawrence  Hospital  is  a  private 
institution  with  50  beds.  The  Children's  Home  is  owned  and  managed  by  the 
M.  E.  Church,  South,  has  9  brick  buildings  and  cares  for  154  children.  Winston- 
Salem  has  an  excellent  Country  Club  and  golf  course.  The  best  polo  field  in 
the  State  is  here,  as  well  as  the  largest  baseball  grounds  and  buildings. 

RESORTS— 

Hanging  Rock  includes  9,000  acres  of  fine  mountain  scenery.  The  altitude  is 
2,585  feet  and  the  rock  is  only  25  miles  away.  The  Methodist  Protestant  Church 
is  erecting  a  modern  summer  assembly  plant  here,  capable  of  entertaining  400 
guests.  Roaring  Gap  has  an  altitude  of  3,000  feet  and  embraces  3,000  acres. 
A  modern  summer  resort  with  all  amusements  and  a  large  lake  is  being  de- 
veloped here.     Moore's  and   Piedmont  Springs   are  noted  resorts  nearby. 

INDUSTRY— 

From  an  industrial  standpoint  Winston-Salem  leads  all  the  Southern  cities  except 
Baltimore,  in  the  value  of  factory  products.  The  Federal  census  of  1920  showed 
that  Winston-Salem  produced  over  one-fifth  of  all  the  factory  products  in  the 
whole  State.  The  value  of  the  State's  products  were  $943,807,949,  while  Winston- 
Salem's  were  $200,484,834.  Winston-Salem  ranks  37th  in  the  United  States  in 
the  value  of  factory  products.  She  produces  $41,000,000  more  than  Los  Angeles, 
CaL;  $87,000,000  more  than  Atlanta,  Ga.;  $65,000,000  more  than  Fall  River,  Mass.; 
$75,000,000  more  than  the  combined  production  of  Richmond  and  Roanoke,  Va. 
Winston-Salem  pays  the  Federal  Government  over  $100,000,000  Internal  Reve- 
nue Tax  annually  and  is  the  seventh  largest  Port  of  Entry  in  the  United  States, 
notwithstanding  it  is  200  miles  inland. 

OPPORTUNITY— 

Winston-Salem's  past  and  present  accomplishments  are  great,  but  there  are  still 
unlimited  possibilities  here.  The  Winston-Salem  Real  Estate  Board  will  be 
glad  to  show  them  to  you. 


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south  of  Baltimore.  Here  are  located  the 
largest  blanket  factory  in  the  South,  the  largest 
factory  in  the  United  States  for  manufactur- 
ing men's  knit  underwear,  and  the  largest  bed- 
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Miscellaneous 


Piedmont  Carolina 


Kannapolis 


KANNAPOLIS,  on  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Railway,  in  the  Piedmont,  is  one 
of  the  most  unique  towns  in  the  State  of  North  Carolina.  The  town  has  a 
population  of  over  7000,  yet  it  is  not  incorporated.  It  is  the  largest  unin- 
corporated city  in  the  world.  The  town  was  founded  by  J.  W.  Cannon  in  1887. 
-Mr.  Cannon  was  the  head  of  fourteen  cotton  mills  and  the  town  is  built  around 
two  of  these — the  Cannon  Manufacturing  Company  and  the  Cabarrus  Cotton 
Mills.  The  town  was  carefully  planned  and  built,  and  has  all  modern  improve- 
ments. These  mills  employ  3300  operatives  and  make  towels  of  the  highest 
quality.  These  are  the  largest  towel  mills  in  the  whole  world.  The  earth  could 
be  encircled  3  times  a  year  with  towels  made  here,  while  the  yarn  required 
would  encircle  the  earth  30  times  a  day.  One  mile  of  towels  is  made  every  2y2 
minutes.  The  entire  cotton  crop  of  4000  fifty-acre  farms  is  consumed  by  these 
mills  annually. 


Spray 


SPRAY,  although  unincorporated,  has  a  population  of  C,020  people.  This  city,  located 
in  the  upper  edge  of  the  State,  is  built  up  around  the  plants  of  the  Carolina 
Cotton  and  Woolen  Mills  Company.  These  mills  include  plants  at  Spray,  Leaks- 
ville,  Draper  and  Fieldale,  Va.  The  former  three  towns  are  grouped  together 
and  each  is  provided  with  the  very  latest  methods  of  welfare  work  and  home 
training.  Excellent  Y.  M.  C.  A.'s  are  maintained  and  few  towns  have  better 
educational  facilities  than  these.  The  population  is  entirely  native-born  Ameri- 
can. These  towns  are  commonly  spoken  of  as  one,  being  called  Lcaksville-Spray. 
Here  are  made  the  famous  Axminster  rugs  distributed  by  Marshall-Field  of 
Chicago.  These  towns  have  fine  highway  connection  with  the  main  line  of  the 
Southern  at  Reidsville. 


Badin 


BADIN,  the  Aluminum  Town,  is  loeated  in  Stanly  County  near  the  center  of  the 
State.  Badin,  although  unincorporated,  has  a  population  of  3,040.  At  Badin 
has  been  constructed  the  largest  overflow  concrete  dam  in  the  world.  The  dam 
is  210  feet  high,  with  a  maximum  water  head  of  187  feet — 16  feet  higher  than 
Niagara  Falls.  A  total  of  120,000  horsepower  is  developed  here,  100,000 
of  which  is  used  in  aluminum  production.  The  lake  has  a  shore  line  of  100  miles 
with  extreme  dimensions  of  ten  miles  and  one  mile.  The  capacity  of  the  lake 
is  13,000,000,000  cubic  feet.  This  plant  is  the  largest  aluminum  plant  in  America, 
having  a  daily  capacity  of  98,000  pounds.  The  city  of  Badin  was  designed  to 
meet  this  industry.  Every  home  is  built  for  one  family  only,  and  has  all  modern 
conveniences. 


Pinehurst 


INEHURST,  the  golf  center  of  the  United  States,  is  located  in  the  Sandhill  section 
of  the  State,  five  miles  from  the  main  line  of  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway  at 
Southern  Pines.  Pinehurst  is  exclusively  a  residential  village— built  to  fulfill 
an  ideal.  In  recent  years  it  has  become  the  mecca  of  thousands  annually  who 
spend  the  winter  here.  Climate  is  the  biggest  asset  of  Pinehurst  where  occasional 
rains  are  of  short  duration  and  every  winter  day  may  be  enjoyed  out  of 
doors.  Five  modern  tourist  hotels  are  crowded  every  season.  Less  than  five 
days  a  year  are  unsuitable  for  golfing.  Pinehurst  is  the  greatest  golf  center 
in  the  world,  where  champion,  amateur  and  professional  players  find  links  and 
conditions  to  be  among  the  best  to  be  found. 


Kannapolis  leads  the  world  in  the  manufacture 
of  towels.  Axminster  Rugs  are  made  at  Spray. 
The  largest  aluminum  plant  in  America  is  at 
Badin.  Pinehurst  is  the  largest  golf  center  in 
the  world. 


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Places  of  Interest 


Western  Carolina 


Blue  Ridge 


BLUE  RIDGE,  North  Carolina,  the  home  of  the  Blue  Ridge  Association  for  Christian 
Conferences  and  Training,  is  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  North  Carolina. 
The  Association  was  founded  for  the  purpose  of  accommodating  interdenomina- 
tional conferences.  This  hall  is  located  high  up  the  mountain-side,  3  miles 
south  of  Black  Mountain,  the  railway  point,  (Asheville-Salisbury  branch  of  the 
Southern  Railway).  There  are  33  buildings  here  and  the  equipment  includes 
two  hydro-electric  plants,  a  swimming  pool,  athletic  grounds  and  a  hot  and 
cold  water  system.  The  plant  is  valued  at  $600,000.  Over  4000  annually  attend 
the  various  Missionary,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Y.  W.  C.  A.,  and  Sabbath  School  con- 
ferences  held  here. 


Montreat 


MONTREAT,  located  three  miles  from  Black  Mountain  Station  on  the  Southern  Rail- 
way, is  the  summer  assembly  of  the  Southern  Presbyterians.  The  equipment  in- 
cludes a  large  hotel,  four  dormitories,  an  auditorium,  a  cafeteria,  12  boarding 
houses,  235  homes  and  other  buildings.  Over  12,000  Presbyterians  attend  the 
conferences  here  every  summer,  coming  from  all  over  the  South,  and  many 
parts  of  the  North. 

RIDGECREST,  located  on  the  Asheville-Salisbury  division  of  the  Southern  Railway, 
is  the  summer  assembly  of  the  Southern  Baptists.  Ridgecrest  has  an  altitude 
of  2600  feet.  There  are  850  acres  in  the  grounds.  There  is  a  large  100-room 
hotel-auditorium  here.  Several  hotels  and  about  100  homes  are  privately  owned. 
People  from  all  over  the  South  and  many  parts  of  the  North  as  well  as  foreign 
countries   come  here   annually. 


Lake  Junaluska 


LAKE  JUNALUSKA— The  Summer  assembly  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church, 
South,  is  located  on  the  Murphy  line  of  the  Southern  Railway  just  26  miles  west 
of  Asheville  and  3  miles  east  of  Waynesville.  The  plant  contains  1300  acres 
while  the  lake  covers  353  acres  Many  commodious  hotels,  dormitories,  lodges 
and  boarding  houses  have  been  erected,  in  addition  to  a  large  auditorium  and 
class  rooms.  Thousands  of  ministers  and  laymen  meet  here  annually  for  in- 
spiration and  training. 

BON  CLARKEN,  the  assembly  grounds  of  the  Associate  Reformed  Presbyterian 
Church,  is  one  of  the  newest  of  the  assembly  grounds.  This  plant,  including  a 
large  hotel,  is  located  near  Hendersonville  on  beautiful  Highland  Lake.  It  is 
already  proving  a  favorite  summer  resort  for  the  members  of  this  denomination. 


Biltmore 


BILTMORE,  the  palatial  home  of  the  Vanderbilts,  is  located  on  the  outskirts  of 
Asheville  along  the  beautiful  French  Broad  River.  This  vast  estate  contains 
many  unique  industries.  The  largest  and  most  widely  known  of  these  is  the 
Biltmore  Dairy  whose  products  are  famed  far  and  wide  for  their  quality.  The 
mansion,  Biltmore  House,  in  the  center  of  this  estate,  is  the  equal  of  the  castles 
of  old  set  in  modern  surroundings  and  is  considered  the  most  sumptious  country 
home  in  all  America.  Just  outside  the  gates  the  owners  of  the  estate  have 
founded  and  built  the  quaint  English  village  of  Biltmore.  This  village  is  the 
home  of  those  who  care  for  the  huge  estate  and  is  a  gem  of  beauty  and  artistic 
design  as  is  the  entire  Biltmore  Estate. 


Every  summer  interdenominational  confer- 
ences are  held  at  Blue  Ridge,  while  church  con- 
ferences are  held  at  Montreat,  Ridgecrest, 
Lake  Junaluska  and  Bon  darken.  Biltmore 
is  Americas  most  sumptious  country  home. 


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Sketches  of  North  Carolina  Counties 


N  THIS  SECTION  OF  DRUMMOND'S  PICTORIAL  ATLAS  OF  NORTH  CAROLINA  the  one  hundred  counties  of  the  State  will  be  briefly 
treated.  These  counties  will  he  arranged  in  alphabetical  order  and  will  give  the  reader  the  oustanding  facts  in  regard  to  History  Principal 
Oops,  Special  Features,  Railway  facilities.  Soils  and  Drainage,  Manufacturing  Activities,  Leading  Towns  and  Statistical  Data  The'  data  con 
tamed  herein  has  been  selected  from  "North  Carolina— The  Land  of  Opportunity"— the  handbook  of  the  State  Department  of  Viniculture  These 
facts  are  based  on  the  latest  reports  of  the  State  Auditor,  the  Tax  Commission  and  the  Census  of  1920.  No  account  of  the  construction  of 
and  County  Highwhays  is  given  here  as  practically  all  the  counties  either  have  a  highway  program  now  underway  or  have  already  completed  an 
adequate  system  of  local  roads,  and  the  State  System  of  Highways  is  treated  on  page  6  of  this  volume.  Further  information  may  be  obtained  on  forty 
six  <>t  these  counties  as  this  number  out  of  one  hundred  in  the  State  have  cities  of  over  2500  population  within  their  borders.  These  counties  are  dis- 
cussed  under   the   respective  city   headings   in   the   forepart   of   the   Atlas. 


State 


ALAMANCE  COUNTY 

Formed  in  ih[s  from  Guilford  find  Orange,  it  is  bounded 
by  Caswell,  Orange,  Chatham,  Randolph  and  Guilford 
Counties.  In  Colonial  days  it  was  the  focus  of  the 
troubles  of  the  Regulators  while  the  Battle  of  Ala- 
inance,  the  first  battle  of  the  Revolution  was  fought 
here  May  16,  1771.  It  is  drained  by  the  upper  waters 
Of  the  Cape  Fear  River  while  Haw  River,  a  tributary, 
crosses  the  entire  county.  The  upper  end  of  the  county 
is  devoted  to  the  production  of  tobacco  while  the  whole 
of  it  raises  grain  crops.  The  cotton  belt  barely  touches 
the  southern  edee  of  the  county.  Alamance  is  one  of 
the  few  counties  in  the  State  that  has  such  a  variety 
of  crops  that  it  is  practically  self -supporting.  The 
Southern  Railway  crosses  the  county.  Statistics  show 
that  the  county  has  22  cotton  mills,  13  flour  mills,  9 
cotton  gins,  2  National  and  7  local  hanks.  There  are 
2.77,7  12  acres  of  land  valued  at  $2,780,8-15  and  2.50B 
town  lots  valued  at  §2,058,055,  while  total  taxes  are 
3205,327.  The  county  has  2.110  bee  hives.  3,579  horses, 
2.31s  nudes,  7,383  dairy  cattle,  11,243  boss  and  1.000 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §042,008.  Leading 
towns  include  Graham,  the  County  seat,  population 
2,300;  Burlington,  5,952;  Elon  College,  425;  Mehane, 
1.3.71;  and  Haw  River  1,000.  Alamance  has  17  miles 
of   improved   road. 

ALEXANDER    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1*17  from  Iredell,  Caldwell  and  Wilkes, 
it  WAS  named  for  Hon.  William  Julius  Alexander,  of 
Mecklenburg  County.  It  is  hounded  by  Wilkes,  Iredell, 
Catawbo  unci  Caldwell  Counties,  it  is  one  of  the 
smallest  counties  in  the  State.  The  drainage  is  south 
into  the  Catawba  River  and  eastward  into  the  Yadkin 
River.  Abundant  water  power  is  available,  the  greater 
part  of  which  is  still  undeveloped.  The  mineral  re- 
sources of  the  county  are  as  yet  undeveloped.  It  is 
noted  chiefly  for  the  Hiddenite  gem,  fine  emeralds 
and  beautiful  quartz  crystals;  hut  gold,  mono/ite  and 
other  minerals  are  also  found.  There  are  numerous 
mineral  springs  in  the  county.  The  principal  crops 
are  corn,  wheat,  oats  and  rye.  The  county  is  noted 
for  its  delicious  apples.  The  Southern  Railway  enters 
the  county  from  Statesville,  There  are  30  miles  of 
Improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  county  1ms 
;>  cotton  mills.  I  flour  mills,  l  cotton  sins,  and  3  local 
hanks.  There  arc  1.77, !I7")  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$1,283,310  and  531  town  lots  valued  at  $104,050,  while 
tola!  taxes  of  the  county  are  $or>.<i37.  The  county  has 
2,720  bee  hives,  1,084  horses,  1,959  mules.  12,520  dairy 
cattle,  1,600  hogs  and  178  sheep,  having  a  combined 
value  of  s  187,530.  The  county  has  a  population  of 
12. 212  with  2,400  families.  Taylorsville,  the  County 
Si;d.  has  a  population  of  1.122. 

ALLEGHANY   COUNTY 

Formed  in  1^*9  and  named  for  the  Alleghany  In- 
dians, it  is  hounded  by  Virginia,  Surry.  Wilkes  and 
Ashe  Counties.  The  average  elevation  is  2, sun  feet 
and  is  drained  by  the  New  River.  This  county,  to- 
gether  with  Ashe  and  Watauga  Counties,  is  the 'only 
portion  of  the  State  that  drains  north  into  the  Ohio 
River,  Its  forests  are  of  oak,  walnut,  poplar,  hickory, 
chestnut  and  pine.  Its  agriculture  consists  in  the 
production  of  grains  and  grasses  and  in  cattle  rais- 
ins. Its  herds  of  beef  cattle  are  anions  the  most  im- 
proved in  the  State  and  its  products  of  buckwheat 
and  rye  arc  next  to  the  largest  in  the  State.  Iron 
and  copper  of  good  quality  are  not  yet  mined  because 
of  hick  of  transportation  facilities;  however,  a  rail- 
road is  now  beins  built  into  the  county  from  the 
Southern  at  Elkin.  Statistics  show  that  the  county 
has  7  flour  mills,  1  cheese  factories,  and  I  local  bank. 
There  are  1  13,309  acres  of  land  valued  at  ?9:77.H33  and 
77  town  lots  valued  at  $28,3  13.  while  the  total  county 
taxes  are  ?2fi.li>3.  The  county  has  l,si2  horses,  112 
mules,  2.350  dairy  cattle,  1,020  boss.  1.7.7.7  bee  hives 
and  9,367  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  S3*S,fi60. 
The  county  population  is  7,408,  with  1,508  families. 
Sparta,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  159. 
The   county   has   40    miles   of   improved    roads. 

ANSON   COUNTY 

Formed  from  Bladen  County  in  17  is  and  named  for 
Lord  George  Anson,  an  English  Admiral,  the  county 
is  bounded  by  Union,  Stanly  and  Richmond  Counties 
and  South  Carolina.  The  county  is  drained  by  the 
Tee  Dee  River.  The  leading  crops  are  cotton,  corn 
and  sweet  potatoes  while  good  wheat  is  srown.  Grapes 
and  peaches  are  largely  grown.  The  Seaboard  Air 
Line  crosses  the  county  from  east  to  west  while  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  Winston  Salem  South- 
bound run  north  and  south.  There  are  .77  miles  of 
improved  roads  in  the  county.  Statistics  show  that 
the  county  has  2  flour  mills.  56  cotton  sins,  several 
cotton  mills  and  0  local  banks.  There  are  331,479 
acres  of  land  valued  at  52,651,008  and  2,047  town  lots 
valued  at  8964,020;  while  the  total  county  taxes  are 
Si 75.306.  The  county  has  1.220  horses.  4,830  mules. 
0.307  dairy  cattle.  9,316  boss  and  203  sheep,  bavin"  a 
total  value  of  Si. 079,197.  The  eountv  has  a  popula- 
tion of  28,334.  The  leadins  towns  are  Wadesboro,  the 
County  Seat,  with  a  population  of  2,iis.v,  Morven,  $35; 
Polkton,  .77i;,  Lilesville,  502 ;  Peaehland,  HO;  and  Mc- 
Farland,   300. 


ASHE  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Wilkes  in  1700  and  named  for  Governor 
Samuel  Ashe,  of  North  Carolina,  it  is  bounded  by 
Alleghany,  Wilkes  and  Watauga  Counties  and  Ten- 
nessee and  Virginia,  and  is  located  in  the  extreme 
northwestern  corner  of  the  State.  The  county  drains 
into  the  Ohio  River  by  way  of  the  New  River.  Cattle 
and  lumber  are  the  chief  products.  Ashe  has  a  vast 
amount  of  undeveloped  watcrpower  and  minerals. 
These  latter  include  iron,  copper,  mica  and  talc.  A 
specimen  of  iron  assayins  08  per  cent  pure  magnetic 
iron,  took  the  premium  at  the  World's  Fair  at  St. 
Louis  and  at  the  Chicago  and  Paris  Expositions.  The 
water  of  this  county  is  unusually  pure.  The  Norfolk 
and  Western  Railway  enters  the  county  from  Abing- 
don. Va.  The  county  has  .73  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  county  has  5  flour  mills,  8 
cheese  factories,  1  national  and  3  local  banks.  There 
are  20m,.7(ik  acres  of  land  valued  at  S2.050.s70  and  Oftfl 
town  lots  valued  at  $73.ft33,  while  the  total  county 
taxes  are  S85.303.  The  county  has  3,8.09  horses,  11,806 
dairy  cattle,  0,224  hogs,  2,711  bee  hives  and  12,M70 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  S8fl8,20n.  The 
county  has  a  population  of  21,001  with  4,071  families. 
Jefferson,    the    County    Seat,    has    a    population    of    iflii. 

AVERY   COUNTY 

Formed  from  Caldwell.  Mitchell  and  Watauga  Coun- 
ties in  mil  and  named  for  Col.  Waighstill  Avery  it  is 
bounded  by  Watauga,  Caldwell.  Burke,  McDowell  and 
Mitchell  Counties  and  by  Tennessee.  The  county  is 
very  mountainous  and  is  drained  by  the  head  waters 
of  both  the  North  Toe  and  Catawba  Rivers.  The  former 
runs  out  the  State  as  the  Nolechucky.  a  tributary 
of  the  Holston  River  in  Tennessee:  while  the  Linville 
River  runs  south  into  the  Catawba.  The  Leading 
crops  are  corn,  oats,  wheat,  rye.  barlev.  buckwheat, 
winter  cabbage,  Irish  potatoes,  fruits,  grass  and  cattle. 
The  Carolina,  Clinchfield  and  Ohio  Railway  crosses 
the  county  while  there  are  50  miles  of  improved  roads 
in  Avery.  Statistics  show  that  there  are  3  flour  mills, 
1  cheese  factory  and  2  local  banks  in  the  county. 
Avery  has  1 13.H53  acres  of  land  values  at  Si. 027. 321 
and  087  town  lots  valued  at  $128,961,  while  the  total 
taxes  are  *(i;7.i~2.  The  county  has  1,320  bee  hives, 
1,011  horses,  245  mules,  3,280  dairy  cattle,  2.711  hogs, 
and  3.1)27  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  8313,184, 
Avery  has  a  population  of  10.335  with  1,911  families. 
Newland  is  the  County  Seat,  with  a  population   of  289. 

BEAUFORT   COUNTY 

Formed  in  177.7  and  named  for  the  Duke  of  Beaufort, 
one  of  the  original  Lords  Proprietors.  It  is  bounded 
by  Martin.  Washington,  Hyde.  Pamlico.  Craven  and 
Pitt  Counties.  The  county  is  divided  into  two  parts 
by  the  wide  Pamlico  River.  Swamp  lands  have  been 
drained,  forming  fertile  areas  which  now  produce 
two  and  inree  crop  J  annually  without  the  aid  of 
commercial  fertilizers.  The  leading  crops  are  tobacco, 
sweet  and  Irish  potatoes,  wheat,  sorshum  and  forage 
crops.  Great  quantities  of  oysters,  herrins  and  shad 
are  shipped  out  of  the  county.  The  catch  of  the  latter 
two  ranks  second  only  to  that  of  Albemarle  Sound. 
One  of  the  largest  natural  meadows  (1.500  acres)  i.i 
here.  The  Norfolk  Southern  and  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
Railways  serve  the  county.  Beaufort  iias  72  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  Beaufort  has 
1  flour  mill,  1  national  and  six  local  banks.  There 
are  370.013  acres  of  land  valued  at  S3. 3811,1132  and 
3.08.7  town  lots  valued  at  $2,534,192;  while  the  tax 
from  all  source;;  is  S277.07S.  The  county  has  1,112 
bee  hives.  2,493  horses,  2.012  mules,  1.515  dairy  cattle. 
20.560  hogs  ami  1,420  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $752,014.  Beaufort  has  a  population  of  31.021.  with 
6,626  families,  Washington,  the  County  Seat,  has  a 
population    of    6,314. 

BERTIE  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Albemarle  in  1722.  it  was  named  for 
James  and  Henry  Bertie,  two  of  the  Lord  Proprietors. 
It  is  bounded  by  Hertford.  Chowan.  Martin  and  Hali- 
fax Counties,  and  is  drained  by  the  Roanoke  River 
and  smaller  streams  that  flow  into  Albemarle  Sound. 
The  leadins  crops  are  cotton,  corn,  tobacco,  peanuts, 
potatoes,  and  srasses.  Much  hiniber  is  produced.  Over 
100  miles  of  suitable  water  frontase  makes  fishing  a 
very  profitable  industry.  Excellent  peaches  and  pears 
as  well  as  many  other  fruits  are  grown.  The  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Hailways  serve 
the  county.  There  are  31  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  there  are  2  flour  nulls,  53  cotton 
gins  and  s  local  banks  in  the  County.  There  are 
445,883  acres  of  land  valued  at  $3,040,339  and  1.232 
town  lots  valued  at  $862,130  while  taxes  from  all 
sources  are  ?102.932.  The  county  has  S94  bee  hives. 
2. sim  horses,  3. .5113  inulse.  1,506  dairy  cattle.  34,120 
hoss  and  1.700  sheep  havins  a  combined  value  of 
S789,917.  Bertie  has  a  population  of  23.003  with 
4.660  families.  Windsor  is  the  County  Seat,  with 
a    population    of    1,210. 

BLADEN  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Bath  in  1731  it  was  named  for  Hon. 
Martin  Bladen,  a  member  of  the  British  Board  of  Trade 
and  Colonial  Affairs.  It  is  bounded  by  Cumberland. 
Sampson.  Columbus  and  Robeson  Counties  and  is 
drained    by    the   Cape    Fear    River    which    divides   it    in 


halves.  The  principal  crops  are  cotton,  corn  and  to- 
bacco. White  Lake,  one  of  the  State's  newer  summer 
resorts,  is  here.  The  county  is  served  by  the  Seaboard 
Air  Line  and  the  Carolina  and  Southern  Railways  and 
by  5;>  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
county  has  1  flour  mill.  24  cotton  gins  and  3  local 
banks.  There  are  502,697  acres  of  land,  and  1,020 
town  lots  valued  at  $2*7.732.  while  the  tax  from  all 
sources  is  $135,304.  The  county  has  fill  horses,  3,176 
mules,  2,520  dairy  cattle.  17.ii.3I  boss  and  324  sheep, 
bavins  a  combined  value  of  $709,291.  Bladen  has  a 
population  of  19,761  with  4.014  families.  Elizabeth- 
town  is  the  County  Seat  and  has  a  population  of  335. 
Other   towns    are    Bladenboro.    409;    and    Clarkton,    308. 

BRUNSWICK  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Bath  and  New  Hanover  and  named  fir 
the  royal  house  of  Brunswick,  it  fs  bounded  by  the 
counties  of  Columbus,  Pender,  New  Hanover  and  by 
South  Carolina,  the  Atlantic  Ocean  and  Cape  Fear 
River.  The  crops  consist  of  corn,  cotton,  potatoes 
tobacco,  peanuts,  strawberries  and  valuable  truckins 
crops.  Two  crops  of  early  vesetables  can  he  raised 
every  year.  Millions  of  menhaden  fish  are  caught 
here  every  year  and  made  into  fertilizer.  The  county 
is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line,  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  and  the  Wilmington,  Brunswick  and  Soutbport 
Railways.  There  are  57  miles  of  improver!  roads  in  the 
county.  Statistics  show  that  there  are  it  cotton  sins 
and  2  local  banks  in  Brunswick.  There  are  also 
170.23"  acres  of  land  valued  at  $2,853,687  and  BI5 
town  lots  valued  at  8490,048;  while  the  tax  from  all 
sources    is    $81,085.      The    county    has    1.27s    bee    hives, 

530  horses.  I.31111  mules.  711  dairy  cattle.  21. mm  ho«^ 
and  2,380  sheep,  bavins  a  combined  value  of  $878,909, 
Brunswick  has  a  population  of  14,870  with  3,028  fam- 
ilies. Southport.  the  County  Seat,  has  .,  population  of 
1.664  and  can  be  made  one  of  the  finest  ports  on  the 
Atlantic   Coast. 

BUNCOMBE  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Burke  and  Rutherford  Counties  in  j-'t] 
it  was  named  for  Col.  Edward  Buncombe  It  Is  bound' 
ed  by  Madison,  Avery.  McDowell.  Henderson  and  Hay- 
wood Counties  and  is  bisected  by  the  French  Broad 
River.  I  he  Swannanoa  i>  th  ■  second  river  of  im- 
portance and  is  especially  noted  for  its  bnauty  while 
these  rivers  combined  have  a  potential  development  of 
20.000  horsepower  three-fourths  of  which  is  developed 
Although  extremely  mountainous  the  County  is  rich 
agriculturally  because  of  its  rich  soils.  The  principal 
crops  are  corn,  potatoes,  wheat  and  all  kinds  of  vese- 
tables, The  cattle  and  dairy  industry  has  been  greatly 
developed  while  apples  of  the  finest  varieties  are  pro- 
duced here.  The  county  is  served  by  the  Southern 
Railway  and  90  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  has  11  flour  mills.  2  cheese  fac- 
tories. 1  national  bank,  and  8  local  banks.  There  are 
312,043  acres  of  land  valued  at  (6,604.587  and  15  >(io 
town  lots  valued  at  Sl3.484.77]  while  the  tax  in  the 
county    from    all    sources    is    $551,849.      The    eountv    has 

3,658  bee  hives,  3.032  horses,  2,010  mules,  12.881  dairy 
cattle,  m.771  boss  and  2.101  sheep  havins  a  combined 
value  of  Si. 321, 117.  The  county  has  a  population  of 
fil. lis  with  13,320  families.  Ashevilh-  is  thr  County 
Seat  with  a  population  of  2s, 511 1  while  Black  Mountain 
lias    .-.13. 

BURKE    COUNTY 

Formed  from  Rowan  in  1777  and  named  for  Dr 
Thomas  Burke,  it  is  bounded  by  Caldwell.  Catawba. 
Cleveland,  Rutherford,  McDowell  and  Avery  Counties 
It  is  drained  by  the  Catawba  River  which"  bisects  it. 
Huh  forests  he  in  the  mountainous  sections  while 
the  valleys  are  very  fertile,  producins  cotton,  tobacco, 
and  the  srams.  The  county  is  served  by  the  Southern 
Railway  and  (i2  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  has  B  flour  mills.  3  cotton  gins, 
1  national  and  1  local  hank.  The  county  contains 
207,312  acres  of  land  valued  at  $2,487,244  and  1.291 
town  lots  valued  at  ?ss3.2ll.  while  the  total  taxes  are 
9122,166.  The  county  has  2.135  bee  hives.  1.558  horses, 
1.944  mules.  4,864  dairy  cattle.  0.3  13  hoss  and  170 
sheep  bavins  a  combined  value  of  $57H,tfi7.  The  county 
has  a  population  of  23.297  with  4.179  families.  Morean- 
ton    is    the    County    Seat    with    a    population    of    2.K07. 

CABARRUS    COUNTY 

Formed  from  Mecklenburs  in  1792.  it  was  named 
for  Hon.  Stephen  Cabarrus.  It  is  bounded  bv  the 
Counties  of  Rowan.  Stanly  and  Mecklenbure.  and  is 
drained  by  Rocky  River,  a  tributary  of  the  Yadkin 
The  county,  traversed  by  numerous  small  streams, 
is  very  fertile,  producins  cotton,  corn,  wheat  and  other 
crops.  The  larsest  mass  of  pure  cold  ever  found  in 
the  East  was  found  in  this  county.  The  County  is 
sened  by  the  Southern  Railway  and  32  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  eountv  has 
larse  cotton  mills  and  other  plants.  0  flour  mills.  24 
cotton  sins.  1  national  and  3  local  banks.  The  County 
contains  2ns, 1179  acres  of  land  valued  at  ?2.2l  1,025. 
and  3.733  town  lots  valued  at  i?1.731.92r>,  while  the 
total  County  tax  is  $204,114.  The  County  has  1.279 
bee  hives,  3.021  horses,  2.S21  mule,  7.02fi  (]airv  cattle. 
8.626  boss  and  511  sheep  havins  a  combined  value  of 
5889.515.  The  County  has  a  population  of  33.730  with 
6,463  families.  Concord,  the  Countv  Seat,  has  a  popu- 
lation   of    9.9"3;     Kannapolis.    7.0110. 


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CALDWELL    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1841,  it  was  named  for  Jos.  Caldwell, 
President  of  the  University.  It  is  bounded  b"  the 
counties  of  Watauga,  Wilkes,  Alexander,  Burke  and 
Avery,  and  is  drained  by  the  upper  waters  of  the 
Yadkin  and  Catawba  Rivers.  Lying  as  it  does,  on 
the  flank  of  the  Blue  Ridge,  it  has  large  timber  areas 
while  its  principal  crop  is  grain.  Tobacco  culture  has 
been  introduced  recently  -while  many  fruits  are  grown 
to  perfection.  These  include  apples,  which  are  large 
and  well  flavored,  peaches  and  grapes.  Corn,  wheat, 
oats,  rye,  barley,  buckwheat,  winter  cabbage  and  po- 
tatoes "are  the  chief  products.  The  county  is  served 
by  the  Carolina  and  Northwestern  Railway  and  72 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  6  flour  mills,  1  cotton  gin,  many  furniture 
factories,  l  national  and  ll  local  banks.  The  county 
contains  23G,295  acres  of  land  valued  at  §1,805,802, 
and  1,203  town  lots  valued  at  1669,221,  while  taxes 
from  all  sources  are  §106,409.  The  county  has  1,287 
bee  hives,  1,483  horses,  1.5(54  mules,  5,729  dairy  cattle, 
6,423  hogs  and  260  sheep  having  a  combined  value  of 
§587,562.  The  county  population  is  19,984  with  3,952 
families.  Lenoir,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of 
3,718. 

CAMDEN    COUNTY 

Formed  from  Pasquotank  in  1777  it  was  named  for 
Charles  Pratt,  Earl  of  Camden.  It  is  bounded  by  the 
State  of  Virginia  and  by  the  Counties  of  Currituck, 
Pasquotank  and  Gates,  and  by  Albemarle  Sound.  It 
is  a  long  narrow  strip  of  land  and  is  covered  by  timber. 
The  principal  crops  are  cotton,  corn  and  small  grains, 
soy  beans  and  Irish  potatoes:  while  sweet  potatoes 
are  grown  extensively  for  the  Northern  markets.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway  and 
by  some  11  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show- 
that  the  county  has  9  cotton  gins,  145.857  acres  of 
land  valued  at  §1,141,896  and  93  town  lots  valued  at 
§58,607;  while  the  tax  from  all  sources  is  837.402. 
'Ihe  county  has  278  bee  hives,  1.147  horses.  730  mules. 
804  dairy  cattle.  9,091  hogs,  and  1.628  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  §215.618.  The  county  has  a 
population  of  5.382  with  1,151  families.  Camden  Court 
House  is   the   County  Seat   with  a   population   of  116. 

CARTERET  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Bath  in  1722  and  named  for  Sir  George 
Carteret,  it  is  bounded  on  three  sides  by  the  Atlantic 
Ocean,  Pamlico  Sound  and  the  Neuse  River,  while  on 
the  west  it  is  bounded  by  Craven,  Jones,  and  Onslow 
Counties.  The  eastern  part  is  literally  cut  to  pieces 
by  swamps  and  the  highest  point  is  only  37  feet  above 
high  tide.  All  vegetables  grow  here  abundantly  while 
the  principal  industry  is  fishing.  Great  varieties  of 
fish  abound  here.  A  series  of  "banks'  separate  the 
waters  of  the  county  from  the  ocean  and  on  these 
banks  are  droves  of  wild  horses  or  '"bank  ponies". 
The  county  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Rail- 
way, the  Inland  Waterway,  and  28  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  county  has  1  flour 
mill.  9  cotton  gins,  numerous  fish  factories  and  5  local 
banks.  There  are  240,070  acres  of  land  valued  at 
Si, 684,956  and  2.244  town  lots  valued  at  §1,050,084; 
while  the  total  tax  is  §99,854,  The  county  has  297 
bee  hives,  1,395  horses.  677  mules,  421  dairy  cattle. 
11.441  hogs,  and  1,041  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  §231,037.  The  county  population  is  15.384  with 
3.413  families.  Gentle  ocean  breezes  make  Morehead 
City  and  Beaufort  healthy  summer  resorts.  Beaufort, 
the"  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  2,968,  Morehead 
City   has    2,958,    while    Newport   lias    10  l. 

CASWELL  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Orange  in  1777,  it  was  named  for  Gen. 
Richard  Caswell.  It  is  bounded  by  the  State  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  by  the  counties  of  Person,  Orange,  Ala- 
mance, and  Rockingham,  and  is  drained  by  the  Dan 
River.  The  greater  part  of  the  county  produces  bright 
yellow  tobacco,  while  grain  is  produced  along  the  river 
bottoms.  The  county  is  served  by  the  Southern  Rail- 
way and  over  71  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  there  are  -I  flour  mills  and  1  local  bank 
in  the  county.  Th?re  are  also  262.748  acres  of  land 
valued  at  SI, (584.856  and  83  town  lots  valued  at  §116,680, 
while  the  tax  from  all  sources  is  §82,516.  The  county 
has  708  bee  hives,  2.303  horses,  1,764  mules,  4,358 
dairy  cattle,  3,047  hogs  and  225  sheep;  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  S963.972.  The  county  has  a  population 
of  15.759  with  2,959  families.  Yanceyville,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  330,  while  Milton,  the  prin- 
cipal town   and  an  important  tobacco   market,   has   375. 

CATAWBA  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Lincoln  in  1812  and  lying  on  the 
Catawba  River,  it  is  named  for  that  River.  It  is 
bounded  by  the  counties  of  Alexander,  Iredell,  Lincoln, 
Cleveland  and  Burke.  Mild  climate  and  fertile  soil 
make  the  county  a  great  agricultural  area,  producing 
a  wide  variety  of  crops.  The  principal  occupations  are 
poultry  raising,  cattle  raising  and  dairying.  The  chief 
crops  are  cotton,  corn,  wheat  and  sweet  potatoes. 
Manufacturing  is  important  and  there  arc  three  col- 
leges in  the  county.  The  Southern  and  the  Carolina 
and  Northwestern  Railways  cross  the  County,  while 
Catawba  has  47  miles  of  improved  road.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  has  15  cotton  mills,  26  cotton 
gins,  10  hosiery  mills,  17  flour  mills,  2  National  and 
3  local  banks.  There  are  also  250,830  acres  of  land 
valued  at  §2,448,842  and  3,803  town  lots  valued  at 
§1,604,830,  while  the  tax  from  all  sources  is  §171,203. 
The  County  has  3.099  bee  hives,  3,159  horses,  2,571 
mules.  8.180  dairy  cattle.  10,530  hogs  and  205  sheep, 
having  a  combined  value  of  §959,125.  The  county  has 
a  population  of  33,839  with  6,612  families.  Newton, 
the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  3,021,  while 
Hickory,   the  largest   in   the   County,   has   5,076. 

CHATHAM  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Orange,  in  1770  it  was  named  for 
William  Pitt.  Earl  of  Chatham.  It  is  bounded  l»y  the 
Counties  of  Alamance,  Orange,  Durham.  Wake,  Har- 
nett, Lee,  Moore  and  Randolph,  and  is  drained  by  the 
waters  of  the  Cape  Fear  River.  Grains  predominate 
among  the  crops  while  cotton  is  only  a  minor  crop. 
Over  40,000  horsepower  is  developed  by  the  streams 
in  the  County.  The  county  is  served  by  the  Southern, 
Seaboard  Air  Line  and  the  Norfolk  Southern  Rail- 
roads, while  the  County  has  over  78  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  40  cotton 
gins,  9  flour  mills  and  0  local  banks.  There  are 
273,738  acres  of  land  valued  at  §2,030,075  and  1,514 
town  lots  valued  at  §501., 565,  while  the  total  tax  is 
$151,801.     The  County  has  1,748  bee  hives,    2,709   horses. 


4,556  mules,  9,014  dairy  cattle,  13,028  hogs  and  1,932 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1,257,366.  The 
population  of  the  County  is  23,814  with  1,805  families. 
Pittsboro  is  the  County  Seat  with  a   population   of  884. 

CHEROKEE  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Macon  in  1839.  it  was  named  for  the 
Cherokee  Indians.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Graham,  Macon  and  Clay  and  by  the  States  of  Ten- 
nessee and  Georgia.  It  is  drained  by  the  Valley  River. 
This  valley  is  fertile  and  produces  grains  and  grasses 
while  cattle  raising  is  important.  Mines  of  gold,  iron 
and  soapstone  have  been  opened.  Iron  ore  deposits 
arc  extensive  while  a  great  variety  of  colored  marble 
is  found  along  the  Valley  and  Nantahala  Rivers.  The 
Louisville  and  Nashville  and  the  Southern  Railways 
serve  the  county  in  addition  to  51  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  4  flour 
mills,  1  cheese  factory  and  2  local  banks.  There  are 
273.738  acres  of  land  valued  at  §2,030,076  and  1,514 
town  lots,  while  the  tax  from  all  sources  is  Si47,265. 
The  County  has  1,038  horses,  1,425  mules,  3,940  dairy 
cattle,  7,334  hogs  and  1,550  sheep  valued  at  §463,944. 
The  County  population  is  15,342  with  3,020  families. 
Murphy  is  the  County  Seat  with  a  population  of  1,314. 

CHOWAN  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Albemarle  in  1672,  it  was  named  for 
the  Chowanole  tribe  of  Indians.  It  is  bounded  by 
Gates  and  Perquimans  Counties  and  by  Albemarle 
Sound  and  the  Chowan  River.  Much  timber  abounds 
while  the  fishing  industry  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the 
Alb_'.marle  area.  Herring  and  Shad  are  shipped  both 
fresh  and  in  barrels  while  sturgeon  fishing  is  very 
profitable.  The  chief  crops  are  melons,  sweet  potatoes, 
grapes,  cotton  and  corn.  Other  crops  include  tobacco, 
Irish  potatoes,  peaches  and  strawberries.  The  Norfolk 
Southern  crosses  the  County.  There  are  about  30  miles 
of  improved  roads  in  Chowan.  Statistics  show  that 
the  County  has  14  cotton  gins  and  2  local  banks. 
There  are  90,907  acres  of  land  valued  at  §1.159,788 
and  823  town  lots  valued  at  §582,077,  while  the  total 
county  tax  is  §72,506.  The  County  has  305  bee  hives, 
931  horses.  1,245  mules,  531  dairy  cattle,  10,252  hogs 
and  55(5  sheep  having  a  combined  value  of  §137,551. 
The  County  population  is  10.019  with  2,203  families. 
Edenton,  one  of  the  oldest  towns  in  the  State,  is  the 
County    Seat    and    has    a    population    of    2,777. 

CLAY  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Cherokee  in  1801.  it  was  named  in 
honor  of  Hon.  Henry  Clay.  It  is  bounded  by  the 
Counties  of  Cherokee  and  Macon  and  by  the  State  of 
Georgia,  and  is  drained  by  the  Hiawassee  River.  Clay 
is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  Counties  in  the  entire 
State.  The  fertile  open  places  are  well  adapted  to 
the  raising  of  wheat,  rye,  oats,  soybeans  and  grass 
while  stock  raising  is  profitable.  The  rich  natural 
resources  of  the  county  are  practically  untouched. 
These  include  forests,  gold,  mica,  kaolin  and  corundum. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway  over 
a  branch  from  Andrews  known  as  the  Georgia  and 
North  Carolina  Railroad.  There  are  17  miles  of  im- 
proved road  in  the  County.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  5  flour  mills,  1  local  bank,  112,127  acres 
of  land  valued  at  §714.303,  and  112  town  lots  valued 
at  §22,361  while  the  total  tax  is  §38.585.  The  County 
has  1,202  bee  hives,  567  horses.  7  15  mules.  1,794  dairy 
cattle,  4.178  hogs  and  1,410  sheep  having  a  combined 
value  of  §174,203.  The  county  population  is  4,646  with 
911  families.  Hayesville,  the  County  Scat,  has  a  popu- 
lation   of    257. 

CLEVELAND     COUNTY 

Formed  from  Lincoln  and  Rutherford  Counties  in 
1841,  it  was  named  for  Col.  Benjamin  Cleveland.  It 
is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Burke.  Catawba,  Lin- 
coln, Gaston  and  Rutherford  and  by  the  State  of 
South  Carolina.  It  is  drained  by  several  large  tribu- 
taries of  the  Broad  River.  The  soil  produces  wheat, 
cotton,  corn,  oats,  soy  beans,  grapes  and  tobacco,  and 
the  County  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  agriculture  in  the 
State.  Among  the  minerals  found  here  are,  tin, 
monazite,  mica,  gold,  copper,  corundum  and  Kaolin. 
The  County  is  well  supplied  with  water  power.  It  is 
served  by  the  Southern  and  Seeaboard  Air  Line  and 
Carolina.  Clinchfield  and  Ohio  Railways  and  by  0 1 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  16  flour  mills.  40  cotton  gins,  numerous 
manufactories,  3  National  and  4  local  banks.  There 
are  277,843  acres  of  land  valued  at  §3, 718, 019  and 
3.390  town  lots  valued  at  Si, 520, 971 ;  while  the  total 
tax  is  §17G,280.  The  county  has  4,253  bee  hives,  1,844 
horses,  5,214  mules,  12,041  dairy  cattle,  10,187  hogs  and 
80  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1,363,518.  The 
County  population  is  34.373  with  6,044  families.  Shelby, 
the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  3,009 ;  Kings 
Mountain,  2,800;  East  Kings  Mountain,  835;  Lawndale, 
77  1 ;    Grover,    290;    Mooresboro,    228,    and    Waco,    189. 

COLUMBUS    COUNTY 
Formed    from    Bladen    in    1808,    it    was    named    for 

Christopher  Columbus.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Bladen,  Pender,  Brunswick,  and  Robeson.  The 
principal  crops  include  cotton,  corn,  potatoes  and 
strawberries,  while  lumber  is  an  important  product. 
Marl  abounds  here.  The  county  has  a  semi-tropical 
climate  so  that  sugar  cane  is  raised  on  a  small  scale. 
The  Waccanaw  River,  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railways  and  82  miles  of  improved 
road  furnish  transportation  means  to  the  County. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  17  cotton  gins, 
7  local  banks,  458,031  acres  of  land  valued  at  §3,382,318 
and  2,418  town  lots  valued  at  §812,207,  while  the  total 
tax  is  §210,146.  The  County  has  2,023  bee  hives,  751 
horses,  4,394  mules,  3,275  dairy  cattle,  38,144  hogs  and 
2,001  sheep  having  a  combined  value  of  §876,615.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  30,124  with  0,007  families. 
Wliiteville  is  the  County  Seat  'with  a  population  of 
1,064. 

CRAVEN  COUNTY 
Formed  from  Bath  in  1712,  it  was  named  for  William 
Lord  Craven.  It  is  bounded  by  the  following  Counties: 
Pitt,  Beaufort,  Pamlico,  Carteret,  Jones  and  Lenoir, 
and  is  drained  by  the  Neuse  River.  This  is  one  of 
the  great  trucking  centers  of  the  State.  Thousands  of 
boxes  and  barrels  of  potatoes,  cabbage,  melons,  as- 
paragus, lettuce,  sspinach,  cucumbers,  early  peas,  beans 
and  other  products  are  shipped  annually  to  the  leading 
markets.  Large  quantities  of  fish,  oysters  and  game 
are  also  shipped  from  the  County.  Marl  is  plentiful 
here.      The    County    is   served    by   the    Norfolk    Southern 


and  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railways,  the  Neuse  and  Trent 
Rivers  and  by  95  miles  of  improved  highway.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  has  25  cotton  gins,  a  number  of 
lumber  and  fish  plants,  1  national  and  5  local  banks. 
There  are  361,310  acres  of  land  valued  at  §2,291,984 
and  9,882  town  lots  valued  at  §4,354,313  while  the  total 
tax  is  S280.945.  The  county  has  941  bee  hives,  1,684 
horses,  2,147  mules,  1,378  dairy  cattle,  19.289  hogs  and 
919  sheep  having  a  combined  value  of  §544,214.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  29,048  with  6,097  families. 
New  Bern,  the  County  Seat  has  a  population  of  §12,198. 

CUMBERLAND  COUNTY 

Formed  from  Bladen  in  1754,  it  was  named  for 
William  Augustus,  Duke  of  Cumberland.  It  is  bounded 
by  the  counties  of  Harnett,  Sampson,  Bladen,  Robeson 
and  Hoke,  and  is  drained  by  the  Cape  Fear  River. 
The  chief  crops  include  cotton,  corn  and  grains  while 
lumber  is  a  leading  and  valuable  product.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the 
Norfolk  Southern  Railways,  the  Cape  Fear  River  and 
by  92  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that 
the  county  has  2  flour  mills,  36  cotton  gins,  numerous 
other  industries,  2  national  and  2  local  hanks.  There 
are  331,799  acres  of  land  valued  at  §3,110,070,  4,203 
town  lots  valued  at  §2,513,375  while  the  total  tax  is 
§290,390.  The  county  has  1,196  bee  hives,  1,232  horses, 
3.871  mules,  3,100  dairy  cattle.  17.752  hogs  and  214 
sheep  having  a  combined  value  of  §885,873.  The  County 
population  is  35, 061  with  7,001  families.  Fayetteville, 
the   County   Seat,  has  a    population    of   8,877. 

CURRITUCK     COUNTY 

Formed  from  Albemarle  in  1072,  it  was  named  for 
a  small  Algonkin  tribe  of  Indians.  It  is  bounded  by 
Virginia,  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  Albemarle  Sound  and  by 
Camden  County.  The  leading  crops  are  soybeans  cow 
peas,  corn,  potatoes,  melons  and  cotton.  Hunting 
draws  many  outsiders  into  the  county  for  this  ex- 
cellent sport.  Roanoke  Island,  where  Raleigh  made 
his  first  settlement,  is  only  a  short  distance  awav. 
The  Island  is  also  noted  as  the  birth  place  of  Virginia 
Dare,  the  first  white  child  born  in  the  new  world.  The 
Norfolk  Southern  Railway  crosses  the  county  but  the 
majority  of  the  shipping  is  done  via  the  Albemarle 
and  Chesapeake  Canal  which  connects  Currituck  Sound 
and  Chesapeake  Bay.  The  county  has  50  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  4 
cotton  gins,  148,426  acres  of  land  valued  at  Si, 513. 584 
while  the  tax  from  all  sources  is  §53,153.  The  County 
has  63  beehives,  1,636  horses,  091  mules,  817  dairy 
cattle,  14,178  hogs  and  2,447  sheep,  having  a  combined 
value  of  §262,697.  The  County  has  a  population  of 
7,268  with  1,538  families.  Currituck  is  the  County  Seat 
with  213  people  while  Moyock,  the  largest  trading 
center,   has   a   population    of   240. 

DARE     COUNTY 

Formed  from  Currituck,  Hyde  and  Tyrcll,  it  was 
named  for  Virginia  Dare,  the  first  white  child  born 
in  the  new  world.  It  is  bounded  by  Albemarle,  Croa- 
tan  and  Pamlico  Sounds,  by  the  Aligator  River  and 
by  Hyde  County.  The  surface  of  the  County  is  mostly 
water,  the  little  areas  of  land  being  surrounded  by 
areas  of  water.  Very  little  of  the  land  is  tillable, 
what  little  there  is  producing  grasses,  vegetables,  corn, 
peas  and  potatoes.  The  principal  industry  is  fishing. 
The  facilities  for  cattle  raising  are  very  good.  On 
the  banks,  facing  the  sea  is  the  far-famed  summer 
resort  of  Nags  Head.  Statistics  show  that  the  County 
has  1  local  bank,  9  miles  of  improved  roads,  288,466 
acres  of  land  valued  at  §494,859  and  272  town  lots 
valued  at  §100,929  while  the  total  tax  is  §24,449.  The 
Countv  has  627  horses,  10  mules,  100  dairy  cattle,  2,074 
hogs  and  308  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of 
§30,817.  The  County  has  a  population  of  5,115  with 
1,156  families.  Manteo,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  popu- 
lation of  394  and  is  named  for  the  Indian  Chief, 
the  first  of  his  race  to  embrace  the  Christian  religion. 
The  town  is  located  on  Hoanoke  Island,  the  first  place 
in  the  new  world  settled  by  the   English. 

DAVIDSON    COUNTY 

Formed  from  Rowan  in  1822,  it  was  named  for  Gen. 
Will  Lee  Davidson.  It  is  bounded  by  the  counties  of 
Forsyth,  Guilford.  Randolph,  Montgomery,  Stanly, 
Rowan  and  Davie.  The  county  is  drained  by  the 
Yadkin  River.  The  leading  crops  of  the  county  are 
wheat,  corn,  cotton,  clover,  and  other  hays.  The 
county  has  produced  as  much  as  3,000,000  pounds  of 
tobacco  annually.  Dairying  and  stock  raising  are  im- 
portant products.  There  are  many  splendid  herds  of 
the  highest  type  of  Jersey,  Guernsey,  Holstein  and 
other  dairy  cattle.  Lumber  products  are  extensive 
and  its  veneer  is  widely  used  for  door  panels.  The 
Southern  and  Winston-Salem  Southbound  and  a  short 
line  railway  and  70  miles  of  improved  roads  serve  the 
County.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  11  flour 
mills,  lit  cotton  gins,  chair  factories  and  many  varied 
industries,  as  well  as  2  National  and  4  local  banks. 
There  are  353,780  acres  of  land  valued  at  §3.555,917, 
and  4,922  town  lots  valued  at  §1,790,334  while  the 
total  tax  of  the  Countv  is  §252.999.  The  County  has 
1,627  bee  hives,  4,513  horses,  2,620  mules,  4,004  dairy 
cattle,  15,695  hogs  and  880  sheep,  having  a  combined 
value  of  §820,939.  The  County  has  a  population  of 
35,201,  with  7,197  families.  Lexington,  is  the  County 
Seat,    with    a    population    of    5,252;    Thomasville.    5,070. 

DAVIE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1836  from  Rowan,  it  was  named  for  Gen. 
William  Richardson  Davie.  It  is  surrounded  by  the 
counties  of  Yadkin,  Forsyth.  Davidson,  Rowan  and 
Iredell,  and  is  drained  by  the  Yadkin  River.  Its  chief 
products  are  tobacco,  wheat,  corn  and  small  grains, 
while  cotton  has  recently  been  introduced.  The  soil 
is  well  adapted  to  the  production  of  grassland  stock 
of  all  kinds  are  profitably  raised.  Excellent  peaches, 
pears,  grapes  and  apples  are  produced.  The  County 
is  traversed  by  the  Southern  Railway  "amd  has  53 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  9  cotton  gins,  10  flour  mills  and  3  local 
banks.  There  are  100,040  acres  of  land  valued  at 
Si  529,050  and  023  town  lots  valued  at  §358.529;  while 
the  total  tax  for  the  County  is  §101,458.  The  County 
has  1,627  bee  hives,  1842  horses,  2.158  mules,  4,004 
dairy  cattle,  0,631  hogs,  and  417  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  §624,516.  The  county  has  a  population 
of  13  578  with  2,814  families.  Mocksville,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  1,140;  while  the  town  of 
Advance    has    280. 


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DUPLIN  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1719  from  New  Hanover,  it  was  named 
for  Lord  Duplin.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Wayne,  Jones,  Lenoir,  Onslow,  Pender  and  Sampson. 
The  County  is  drained  by  the  northeast  branch  of  the 
Cape  Fear  River  which  flows  through  its  middle  sec- 
tion. Many  rich  lands  are  found  bordering  the  swamps 
and  streams.  The  principal  crops  are  cotton,  corn, 
strawberries,  potatoes,  cabbage,  peas,  beans.  Irish  po- 
tatoes, huckleberries  and  turpentine.  The  production 
of  tuberose  and  other  bulbs  furnish  profitable  employ- 
ment. Convenient  access  to  markets  is  afforded  by 
the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railroad,  numerous  waterways 
and  K?  miles  of  improved  road.  Statistics  show  that 
the  County  lias  1  flour  mill.  23  cotton  gins  and  7  local 
hanks.  There  are  .153,900  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$3,558,633,  and  2,403  town  lots  valued  at  $850,138; 
while  the  total  tax  of  the  County  is  §2-10,703.  The 
County  has  2755  bee  hives,  2,463  horses,  4,528  mules, 
*,596  dairy  cattle,  35,530  boss,  and  879  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $1,188,930.  The  county  has  a 
population  of  30,223,  with  0,112  families.  Kecnansville, 
the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  302.  Other 
towns  are  Warsaw,  population,  1,108;  Calypso,  405; 
Faison,    177;    and    Magnolia,    094. 

DURHAM    COUNTY 

Formed  in  Imhi  from  Orange  and  Wake,  it  was 
named  for  Dr.  Bartholomew  Durham.  It  is  bounded 
by  the  Counties  of  Person.  Granville,  Wake,  Chatham 
and  Orange.  The  County  is  drained  by  tributaries 
of  the  Neuse  River.  The  bottom  lands  produce  ex- 
cellent cotton,  corn,  wheat  and  other  plains,  while  the 
hill  country  produces  that  fine  quality  of  tobacco  for 
for  which  the  Durham  tobacco  market  is  noted.  The 
Southern  Railway.  Norfolk  &  Western.  Durham  & 
Southern.  Norfolk  Southern  and  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line  Railway  all  serve  the  County.  There  are  50  miles 
of  improved  road  in  the  County.  Statistics  show  that 
the  Comity  has  3  flour  mills,  7  cotton  Kins,  many 
tobacco  factories,  cotton  mills,  hosiery  mills  and  fer- 
tilizer factories,  as  well  as  2  National  and  6  local 
hanks.  There  are  170,431  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$8,509,232,  and  5,188  town  lots  valued  at  $8,021,899; 
while  the  total  county  tax  is  $487,537.  The  county 
has  925  bee  hives,  2,487  horses.  1,526  mules.  3,593  dairy 
cattle,  0.571  hops,  and  154  sheep,  having  a  combined 
value  of  §ii23,77  3.  The  County  has  a  population  of 
42,219  with  8,951  families.  Durham  is  the  County  Seat, 
with  a  population  of  21,711.  This  city  is  one  of  the 
few  instances  in  the  State  where  a  small  cross-road 
station  has  grown  to  a  large  city  in  one  generation. 
Durham  is  a  leading  tobacco  manufacturing  city  and 
is  the   seat   of  Trinity  College. 

EDGECOMBE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1716  from  Bertie,  it  was  named  for 
Richard  Edgecombe.  It  is  bounded  by  Halifax.  Martin, 
Wilson,  Pitt  and  Nash  Counties.  It  is  traversed  through 
its  middle  portion  by  the  Tar  River.  This  is  one  of  the 
leading  cotton  counties  in  the  State.  The  principal 
crops  arc  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  wheat,  potatoes  and 
peas.  Edgecombe  leads  the  State  in  growing  and  sell- 
ing Improved  farm  seeds  and  is  a  large  user  of  com- 
mercial fertilizer.  The  County  is  crossed  by  the  At- 
lantic Coast  Line  Railroad,  and  the  East  Carolina 
Railroad  It  has  67  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statis- 
tics show  that  the  county  has  1  flour  mill,  103  cotton 
gins,  3  National  Ranks,  and  a  local  banks.  There  are 
303,573  acres  of  land  valued  at  $4,117,500,  and  1,816 
town  lots  valued  at  §3,030,  217;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  §323. 327.  The  county  has  127  bee  hives,  2,605 
horses.  5,910  mules.  2,849  dairy  cattle,  24,941  hogs  and 
1.70m  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1.217.752. 
The  County  population  is  37,995.  with  7,037  families. 
Tarboro  is  the  County  Scat  and  has  a  population  of 
4,508.  Rocky  Mount,  witli  a  population  of  12,712,  is 
partly  in  Nash  and  partly  in  Edgecombe  Counties. 
Wbitakers.  with  a  population  of  723,  is  partly  in  Xash 
and  partly  in  Edgecombe  Counties.  Other  towns  are 
Battleboro,  800;  Pinetops,  105;  Macclesfield,  291;  and 
Conetoe,    ion. 

FORSYTH    COUNTY 

Formed  in  is  19,  it  was  named  for  Col.  Benjamin 
Forsyth  of  Stokes  County.  It  is  hounded  by  the  Coun- 
ties of  Stokes,  Guilford,  Davidson.  Davie  and  Yadkin, 
The  County  is  on  the  divide  between  the  Dan  and 
Yadkin  Rivers.  The  principal  crops  are  tobacco,  wheat, 
corn,  oats  and  other  grains,  while  fruits,  vegetables, 
grapes  and  melons  arc  abundantly  grown.  This  County 
was  settled  in  1753  by  a  band  of  Moravians  who  named 
the  area  Wachovia,  and  the  first  town,  Bethabara, 
was  begun  the  same  year,  while  Salem  was  founded 
in  1700  and  became  the  seat  of  the  Moravian  church 
in  the  South.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern 
Railway,  the  Norfolk  &  Western  and  the  Winston- 
Salem  Southbound  Railways,  and  has  107  miles  of 
improved  road.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
19  flour  mills,  and  a  great  variety  of  industries,  in- 
cluding the  manufacture  of  tobacco,  knitted  goods, 
blankets,  wagons  and  furniture.  There  are  five  local 
banks  and  one  National  bank,  230,680  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $2,871,770,  and  12.071  town  lots  valued  at 
$9,546,025;  while  the  total  lax  of  the  county  is  $526,709. 
The  County  has  427  bee  hives,  3,465  horses.  2,407  mules, 
7,523  dairy  cattle,  11.7  12  bogs  and  190  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $970,086.  The  total  County  popu- 
lation is  77,200,  with  15,739  families.  Winston-Salem, 
the  Co  unity  Seat,  has  a  population  of  is.  39.".,  and  is 
North  Carolina's  largest  city. 

FRANKLIN  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1779  from  Bute,  it  was  named  for  Hon. 
Benjamin  Franklin.  It  is  bounded  by  Vance.  Warren. 
Nash,  Wake,  and  Granville  Counties  and  is  drained 
by  the  Tar  River.  The  principal  crops  arc  cotton, 
tobacco,  com,  small  grain,  sweet  and  Irish  potatoes, 
peas  and  beans.  Several  minerals  are  found  in  the 
county,  including  ash  stos,  mica,  granite  and  gold. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Vlr  Line  Rail- 
way and  .vj  miles  of  improved  ma. Is.  Statistics  show 
tli.it  the  County  has  2  flour  mills,  ll  cotton  gins.  1 
cotton  mills,  l  National  Hanks  and  four  local  banks. 
There  arc  3(13.215  acres  of  land  valued  at  s-j.9sl.312, 
and  1,286  town  lots  valued  at  $1,482,000,  while  the  total 
County  tax  is  §245,385.  ("In-  County  has  913  bee  hives, 
2,962  horses,  3.551  mules.  5.583  dairy  cattle,  14,662  bogs 
and  785  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1,128,956. 
The  County  lias  a  population  of  26,067,  with  5,248 
families.  Louishurg  is  the  County  Seat,  with  a  popu- 
lation of  1,951.  white  other  towns  are  Franklinton, 
1,058;    and     Binm,    150. 


GASTON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1840  from  Lincolnton.  it  was  named  for 
Hon,  William  Gaston.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Lincoln.  Mecklenburg  and  Cleveland  and  by  the 
State  of  South  Carolina,  and  is  drained  by  the  Catawba 
River.  The  staple  crops  of  the  County  are  cotton, 
corn,  wheat,  rye,  and  legumes,  while  fruit  is  being 
successfully  grown.  The  County  is  especially  noted  for 
its  cotton  manufacturing,  having  a  total  of  about  100 
mills  specializing  on  fine  combed  varus  and  auto- 
mobile tire  fabric  yarns.  The  Southern  Railway,  the 
Seaboard  Air  Line  Railway,  the  Piedmont  &  Northern 
(Electric  Railway  and  the  Carolina  &  Northwestern 
Railway  serve  the  County.  Gaston  has  Oi)  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
fi  flour  mils,  23  cotton  gins,  numerous  cotton  mills, 
3  National  banks  and  9  local  banks.  There  are  201,203 
acres  of  land  valued  at  $2648,515  and  5,820  town  lots 
valued  at  82,807,246;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
S307,2!)n.  The  County  has  2.131  bee  hives,  1,578  horses, 
3.299  mules,  7.309  dairy  cattle,  9,912  hogs  and  279 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1,029,305.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  51,242  with  9,781  families. 
Gaston ia  is  the  County  Seat,  with  a  population  of 
12,871.  Other  incorporated  towns  are  Belmont,  2,941; 
Bessemer  City,  2,170;  Cherrvville.  1,884;  Dallas,  1,397; 
Lowell,  1,151;  McAdensville,  1.102;  Mount  Holly,  1,160; 
and    Stanley,    584. 

GATES  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1778  from  Chowan,  Hertford,  and  Perqui- 
mans, it  was  named  for  Gen.  Horatio  Gates.  It  is 
hounded  by  the  Counties  of  Pasquotank,  Perquimans, 
Chowan,  Camden  and  Hertford,  and  by  the  State  of 
Virginia.  The  products  of  the  County  are  cotton, 
corn,  wheat,  peas,  potatoes,  and  peanuts;  while  lumber 
production  is  very  profitable.  The  Atlantic  Coast  Line 
Railway  traverses  the  County,  while  there  are  52  miles 
of  improved  roads  serving  the  County.  Statistics  show 
that  there  are  22  cotton  gins  and  6  local  banks  in  the 
County.  There  are  190,050  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$1,810,765,  and  393  town  lots  valued  at  §130,799;  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $09,800.  The  County  has  122 
bee  hives,  1,519  horses.  1,113  mules,  1,115  dairy  cattle, 
15,172  hogs  and  1,239  sheep;  having  a  combined  value 
of  §1.351,18  1.  The  County  has  a  population  of  10,537 
with  2.111  i  families.  Gatesville,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population   of  301. 

GRAHAM  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1872  from  Cherokee,  it  was  named  for 
Hon.  Win.  A.  Graham.  It  is  hounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Swain  and  Cherokee,  and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee. 
It  is  drained  by  the  Tennesse  River.  There  is  much 
forest  land  interspersed  with  fertile  valleys.  Agri- 
culture is  limited  because  of  difficult  access  to  mar- 
kets. The  people  are  engaged  in  stock  raising  and 
lumbering.  The  County  is  served  by  a  branch  of  the 
Southern  Railway  and  by  33  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  2  flour  mills, 
177,113  acres  valued  at  §983,921  and  37  town  lots 
valued  at  S28.850;  while  the  total  county  tax  is  §15.881. 
The  County  has  1,179  bee  hives,  191  horses.  382  mules, 
1,270  dairy  cattle  and  4,001  hogs,  having  a  combined 
value  of  §101,H21.  The  County  population  is  1,872 
with  937  families.  Robbinsville  is  the  County  Seat, 
with   a    population    of    119. 

GRANVILLE  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1710  from  Edgecombe,  it  was  named  for 
Earl  Granville,  one  of  the  Lords  Proprietors.  It  is 
bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Vance,  Franklin.  Wake, 
Durham  and  Person,  and  by  the  State  of  Virginia. 
It  is  drained  by  the  Roanoke,  Tar  and  Neuse  Rivers. 
The  soil  is  adapted  to  all  varieties  of  crops,  such  as 
corn,  wheat,  oats,  rye,  grasses,  clover,  bright  and  dark 
tobaccos,  fruits  and  vegetables.  A  golden  colored 
tobacco  of  extraordinary  quality  is  grown  here  and 
is  in  great  demand.  The  County  is  served  by  the 
Southern  and  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railways  ami  by 
55  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  6  flour  mills.  2  National  and  1  local  hanks. 
There  are  820,818  acres  of  land  valued  at  §2.827,142, 
and  1.514  town  lots  valued  at  Si. 207,086;  while  the 
total  County  tax  is  §207.024.  The  County  has  870  bee 
hives,  4,113  horses,  2,711  mules,  0,333  dairy  cattle, 
11.349  hogs  and  1,114  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  §1.321,193.  The  County  has  a  population  of  20.810 
with  5.149  families.  Oxford,  the  County  Scat,  has  a 
population   of   3,000. 

GREENE  COUNTY 

Formed  in  1799  from  Glasgow  and  named  for  Gen. 
Nathaniel  Greene,  it  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Wilson,  Pitt,  Lenoir  and  Wayne.  The  chief  crops  are 
cotton,  tobacco,  corn,  wheat  and  the  grasses;  while 
stock  raising  is  important,  The  County  is  served  by 
the  Eastern  Carolina  Railroad  and  the  Carolina  Rail- 
road. These  are  both  short  line  railroads  connecting 
the  County  with  the  Norfolk  Southern  and  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Hallways.  The  County  has  80  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
29  cotton  gins.  1  National  and  2  local  banks.  There 
are  159, 309  acres  of  land  valued  at  §1,910.011,  and 
542  town  lots  valued  at  $295,283;  while  the  total  county 
tax  is  $149,144.  The  County  has  520  bee  hives,  1,496 
horses,  3.373  mules.  1.523  dairy  cattle.  14.828  hogs  and 
46  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §901,110.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  10,212.  Snow  Hill,  the 
County  Scat,  has  a  population  of  700;  Hookertown, 
294,    ami    Walstonburg.    158. 

GUILFORD    COUNTY 

Fonncd  in  1770  from  Rowan  and  Orange,  it  was 
named  in  honor  of  Lord  North  who  was  the  Earl  of 
Guilford.  It  is  bounded  by  Rockingham,  Alamance, 
Randolph,  Davidson  and  Forsyth  Counties.  Five  miles 
from  the  County  Seat  was  fought  the  battle  of  Guil- 
ford Court  House  in  1781.  The  chief  crops  are  grains, 
grasses,  tobacco  and  fruits.  Gold  copper  and  iron 
have  been  mined  on  a  considerable  scale.  The  South- 
ern Raihvav  and  105  miles  of  improved  roads  serve 
the  County.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  18 
flour  mills.  2  cotton  sans,  varied  industrial  plants,  3 
National  and  7  local  banks.  There  are  IH0.18C  acres 
of  land  valued  at  SO.528,549,  and  9,040  town  lots 
valued  at  §0,183,654;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
§087.017.  The  County  has  2. 003  bee  hives.  5.582  horses, 
3,238  mules,  12,448  dairy  cattle.  13.393  hogs  and  482 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §1.187.92(1.  The 
County  has  a  poplation  of  79,272  with  10.201  families. 
Greensboro,     the    County    Seat,    has    a    population    of 


18,525.  At  Greensboro  arc  located  Greensboro  College 
for  Women  and  the  North  Carolina  College  for  Women, 
while    Guilford    College    is    only    six    miles    away. 

HALIFAX  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1758  from  Edgecombe,  it  was  named  for 
George  Montague  Dunk.  Ear!  of  Halifax.  It  is  hound- 
ed by  the  Counties  of  Northampton,  Bertie,  Martin, 
Edgecombe,  Nash  and  Warren.  The  crops  of  the 
County  are  cotton,  peanuts,  tobacco,  sweet  potatoes, 
oats,  sorghum,  clover  and  alfalfa.  Soy  beans  and 
winter  crops  are  planted  to  maintain  the  fertility  of 
the  land.  The  County  is  served  by  three  branches  of 
the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  one  branch  of  the  Sea- 
board Air  Line,  and  by  75  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  county  has  1  flour  mill,  15 
cotton  gins,  large  cotton  mills,  1  National  and  11  local 
banks.  There  are  109,583  acres  of  land  valued  at 
(4,888,222,  and  3,n22  town  lots  valued  at  §2,349,050; 
while  the  total  county  tax  is  $805,191.  The  County 
has  355  bee  hives.  8,440  horses.  5,201  mules,  1,522  dairy 
cattle,  11,587  hogs  and  512  sheet),  having  a  combined 
value  of  $1,454,414.  The  County  population  is  13.760 
with  8,523  families.  Halifax,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population  of  299.  Other  towns  are  Enfield,  popu- 
lation, 1,648;  Roanoke  Rapids  and  Rosemary,  com- 
bined. 8,000;  Scotland  Neck.  1,250;  Weldon.  1.H72;  and 
Littleton,  1,010.  Roanoke  Rapids  and  Rosemary  use 
more    power   than    any   other   community    in    the    State. 

HARNETT    COUNTY 

Formed  in  is;,;,  from  Cumberland,  it  was  named 
for  Cornelius  Harnett,  a  Revolutionary  patriot.  It  is 
surrounded  by  Lee.  Wake,  Cumberland,  Chatham,  Hoke 
and  Moore  Counties,  and  is  drained  by  the  Cape  Fear 
River.  Tobacco  and  cotton  of  the  finer  grades  are 
produced,  while  much  attention  is  given  to  the  fruit 
industry.  Great  prospects  Me  in  the  cultivation  of 
peaches,  those  grown  here  being  of  the  same  high 
grade  as  those  of  the  sandhills.  Other  crops  include 
corn  and  the  various  kinds  of  grain  and  grasses, 
while  many  farmers  raise  stock  and  cattle.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Atlantic  &  Western  Railway, 
the  Norfolk  &  Southern  Railway,  the  Atlantic  Coast 
Line  Railway,  and  the  Duiham  &  Southern.  The 
County  has  07  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  2  flour  mills,  22  cotton  gins,  1 
National  and  5  local  banks.  There  are  819,154  acres 
of  land  valued  at  $8,038,518,  and  2,208  town  lots  valued 
at  S7HI.537;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  §191, 08G. 
The  County  has  920  bee  hives,  1,213  horses,  4,301 
mules.  3.900  dairy  cattle,  2h.7hii  hogs  and  109  sheep, 
having  a  combined  value  of  $1,192,526.  The  County 
has  a  population  of  28,318  with  5,375  families.  Lilling- 
ton,   the   County   Seat,    has   a   population   of   800. 

HAYWOOD    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1808  from  Buncombe,  it  was  named  for 
Hon.  John  Haywood.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Madison.  Buncombe,  Transylvania,  Jackson  and 
Swain,  and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee.  There  are  15 
[leaks  of  more  than  6000  feet  in  height  here.  The 
crops  of  the  fertile  valleys  are  apples,  potatoes,  high- 
grade  tobacco,  wheat  and  corn,  which  is  the  leading 
crop.  There  are  several  very  famous  apple  orchards 
in  the  County.  Mica  and  kaolin  are  both  produced 
profitably.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern 
Railway,  and  by  on  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  lias  2  cheese  factories,  7  flour 
mills  and  five  local  banks.  There  are  321.15  1  acres 
of  land  valued  at  $3,037,007.  and  1.033  town  lots 
valued  at  $1,770,501 ;  while  the  total  county  tax  is 
$181,887.  The  County  has  2.179  bee  hives,  2.*89  horses, 
Os.2  mules.  5222  dairy  cattle.  5.325  hogs  and  5.213 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §723,011.  The  Coun- 
ty population  is  28,496,  with  1,729  families.  Waynes- 
ville  is  the  ounty  Seat,  with  a  population  of  1,912. 
Canton,  with  a  population  of  2,584,  contains  one  of 
the  largest  pulp  mills  in  the  world.  Clyde  has  a 
population  og  303.  Lake  .lunaluska.  near  Waynesville. 
is  the  assembly  ground  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
Church.    South. 

HENDERSON     COUNTY 

Formed  in  183*  from  Buncombe,  it  was  named  for 
Chief  Justice,  Leonard  Henderson.  It  Is  bounded 
by  Buncombe.  McDowell.  Rutherford,  Tolk  and  Transyl- 
vania Counties,  and  by  the  State  of  South  Carolina. 
This  county  is  drained  by  the  tributaries  of  the 
Broad  River,  the  largest  of  which  is  Green  River.  The 
County  produces  good  crops  of  grain,  grasses,  fruits, 
cabbage  and  other  vegetables.  Much  attention  is  given 
to  the  canning  of  fruits  and  vegetables.  Excellent 
limestone  and  zircon  are  found  here.  This  deposit 
of  zircon  is  perhaps  the  largest  of  this  mineral  in 
the  United  States.  The  County  is  served  by  the  South- 
ern Railway  and  00  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  county  has  1  National  and  2  local  banks. 
There  are  109,895  acres  of  land  valued  at  $2,150,722, 
and  3.132  town  lots  valued  at  §1.802. 195 :  while  the 
total  County  tax  is  $149,182.  The  County  lias  1.998 
bee  hives,  1,520  horses,  1.030  mules.  5,179  dairy  cattle. 
4,802  hoes  and  7*5  sheep;  having  a  combined  value 
of  $513,490.  The  County  population  is  18,2  is.  with 
:s.s7  7  families.  Henderson  Wile,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population  of  3.7  2n  and  is  a  noted  summer  resort 
for  the  citizens  of  South  Carolina  and  other  SoV 
States. 

HERTFORD    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1759  from  Bertie,  Chowan  and  Northamp- 
ton, it  was  named  for  the  Marquis  of  Hertford.  It 
is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Gates,  Bertie,  Chowan. 
ami  Northampton,  and  by  the  State  of  Virginia.  It 
is  drained  h\  the  Chowan  River.  The  chief  products 
arc  cotton,  corn,  lumber  and  fish  which  are  shipped 
by  rail  and  steamer  to  Norfolk  and  other  markets. 
The  County  is  a  trucking  region  and  grows  pi-anuts 
extensively-  The  County  is  served  by  the  Wellington 
&    Powellsville    Railroad   and    the    Atlantic   Coast    Line 

Railway.  There  are  37  miles  Of  improved  roads.  Sta- 
tistic.-, show  that  the  county  has  -i  fhmr  mills.  11  cotton 
-in-  and  t  local  banks,  rfiere  are  201.570  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $2,036,649,  and  985  town  lots  valued  at 
$629,450:  while  the  total  county  tax  is  $124,633.  The 
county  has  112  bee  hives,  1.S59  horses.  2,232  mules, 
2,913  'dairy  cattle,  17,127  hogs  and  841  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $558,720.  The  county  has  a  popu- 
lation of  16,294,  with  3.159  families.  Winton,  the 
County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  489.  Other  towns 
are  Harrelsville.  131 ;  Union.  117;  Como.  310;  and 
St.  Johns,  65;  Murfreesboro.  021  and  Ahoskie.  1.129. 
Murfreesboro    is    the    Seat   of   Chowan    Female    College. 


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HOKE   COUNTY 

Formed  from  Robeson  and  Cumberland  in  1911,  it 
was  named  for  Major-General  Robert  F.  Hoke.  It  ia 
bounded  by  the  counties  of  Moore,  Harnet,  Cumber- 
land, Robeson,  Scotland  and  Richmond.  Agriculture 
is  the  principal  industry.  Cotton,  tobacco,  corn,  grain 
and  forage  crops  are  important,  while  diversification 
is  generally  practiced.  The  County  is  traversed  by  the 
Aberdeen  and  Kockfish  Railways,  and  the  County  has 
45  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  1  flour  mill,  21  cotton  gins  and  2  local 
banks.  There  are  224,703  acres  of  land  valued  at 
52,127,957,  and  -lit  town  lots  valued  at  §300,884;  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $87,398.  The  county  has  437 
bee  hives,  623  horses,  2.097  mules,  1,478  dairy  cattle, 
7,183  hogs  and  130  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $465,346.  The  County  has  a  total  population  of 
11,722,  with  2.159  families.  Raeford,  the  County  i>eat, 
has   a  population   of   1,235. 

HYDE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1705  from  Bath,  one  of  the  extinct  coun- 
ties, it  was  named  for  Gov.  Edward  Hyde.  It  is 
bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Washington,  Tyrrell.  Dare, 
and  Beaufort,  and  by  the  Pamlico  Sound  and  Pungo 
River.  Its  middle  portion  was  occupied  by  a  large 
lake,  Mattamuskett,  which  has  been  drained,  thus 
providing  very  rich  farm  lands.  The  productions  of 
this  County  are  chiefly  corn,  soy  beans,  cotton,  lumber 
and  fish.  Apples  with  delicious  flavor  are  grown  here. 
The  County  is  served  by  a  branch  of  the  Norfolk 
Southern  Railway  and  by  17  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  1  flour  mill,  6 
cotton  gins  and  1  local  bank.  There  are  275.961  acres 
of  land  valued  at  $1,540,191,  and  106  town  lots  valued 
at  $40,230;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $61,898.  The 
County  has  673  bee  hives,  1.633  horses,  638  mules,  2,579 
dairy  cattle,  11.653  hogs  and  2,798  sheep,  having  a 
combined  value  of  .5295.098.  The  County  has  a  popu- 
lation of  8,386,  with  1,744  families.  The  County  Seat 
is  Swanquarter  with  a  population  of  420.  New  Hol- 
land, in  the  fertile  Mattamuskett  region,  has  a  popu- 
lation   of    ill. 

IREDELL    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1788  from  Rowan,  it  was  named  for  Hon. 
James  Iredell.  It  is  surrounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Wilkes,  Yadkin,  Davie.  Rowan,  Mecklenburg,  Catawba, 
and  Alexander.  It  is  drained  by  the  Catawba  and 
Yadkin  Rivers.  Practically  every  crop  suited  to  this 
section  is  raised  in  Iredell  County,  these  including 
cotton,  tobacco,  corn,  small  grains,  clover,  grasses  and 
fruits.  It  is  served  by  three  lines  of  the  Southern 
Railway.  Iredell  was  one  of  the  first  Counties  in  the 
State  to  improve  its  roads  and  has  today  92  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
14  flour  mills,  27  cotton  gins,  varied  manufacturing 
interests,  3  National  banks  and  3  local  banks.  There 
are  363,920  acres  of  land  valued  at  $3,754,937,  and 
3.289  town  lots  valued  at  ?2. 726. 620;  while  the  total 
county  tax  is  $242,253.  The  County  has  4,058  bee 
hives.  3.508  horses,  4,555  mules,  11,625  dairy  cattle, 
13,731  hogs  and  369  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $1,397,134.  The  County  lias  a  population  of  37,956, 
with  7,473  families.  Statesville,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population  of  7,895.  Some  forty-odd  manufacturing 
plants  are  located  here,  as  well  as  Mitchell  College. 
Mooresville  has  a  population  of  4,315  and  lias  several 
manufacturing    plants    also. 

JACKSON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1851  from  Haywood  and  Macon,  and 
named  for  Andrew  Jackson,  it  is  bounded  by  the  Coun- 
ties of  Swain,  Haywood,  Transylvania  and  Macon,  and 
by  the  State  of  South  Carolina.  The  soil  is  very  fertile, 
producing  cabbage,  potatoes,  corn,  small  grains,  apples 
and  other  fruits.  The  County  is  rich  in  minerals, 
containing  copper,  chromic  iron,  nickel,  mica,  asbestos 
and  vast  quantities  of  corundum.  A  small  Indian 
reservation  lies  in  the  northern  part  of  this  County, 
where  about  2,000  Cherokee  Indians  live  and  their 
chief  pursuits  are  agriculture,  pottery  and  basketry. 
Their  school  is  maintained  by  the  Federal  Government. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway  and  the 
Tuckasetree  and  Southeastern  Railway.  There  are  81 
miles  of  im  proved  roads  in  the  County.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  has  5  flour  mills,  2  local  banks, 
291,748  acres  of  land  valued  at  $1,076,000,  and  385 
town  lots  valued  at  $188,918;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  8127,371.  The  County  has  2,372  bee  hives,  1,555 
horses,  765  mules,  3,490  dairy  cattle,  8.840  hogs,  and 
4,285  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $451,917.  The 
population  of  the  County  is  13,396,  with  2.572  families. 
Sylvia,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  1,200. 
Culowhee  is  the  seat  of  the  Culowhee  Normal  School, 
a   State    institution    for   teacher   training. 

JOHNSTON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1746  from  Craven,  it  was  named  for  Gov. 
Gabriel  Johnston.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Wake,  Wayne.  Wilson,  Nash,  Sampson  and  Harnett, 
and  is  drained  by  the  Neuse  River.  Johnston  is  one 
of  the  most  prosperous  Counties  in  the  State,  standing 
second  in  the  production  of  cotton  and  corn.  Other 
Droducts  include  tobacco,  all  kinds  of  truck,  hardwood 

"'urniture  timbers.  The  County  is  served  by  the 
■n    and    the    Atlantic    Coast    Line    Railways    and 

;,  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that 
the  County  has  5  flour  mills.  69  cotton  gins,  2  Na- 
tional and  12  local  banks.  There  are  481,735  acres 
of  land  valued  at  55,051.324.  and  3.396  town  lots 
valued  at  $1,978,345;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
$213,719.  The  County  has  2.556  bee  hives,  2,164  horses, 
9,347  mules,  7,023  dairy  cattle,  54,072  hogs  and  1,066 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  ?2, 124,269.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  48,998,  with  9.778  families. 
Smithfield,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  1,423; 
Selma,  1,601 ;  Kenly,  827;  Benson,  1,123;  Pine  Level, 
373;    and    Four    Oaks,    583. 

JONES   COUNTY 

Formed  in  1778  from  Craven,  and  named  for  Hon. 
Willie  Jones,  it  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Carteret, 
Duplin,  and  Lenoir  and  is  drained  by  the  Neuse  and 
White  Oak  Rivers.  The  area  between  these  two  rivers 
is  as  fertile  as  the  Mississippi  Valley  and  produces 
good  crops  of  cotton,  irrain,  tobacco  and  truck.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  and  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railways,  one  navigable  river 
and   34  miles  of   improved   roads.     Statistics   show  that 


the  County  has  20  cotton  gins, 3  local  banks.  292,077 
acres  of  land  valued  at  Si, 525, 753,  and  1,202  town 
lots  valued  at  $273,163;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
$65,248.  The  County  has  1,005  bee  hives,  703  horses, 
1,673  mules,  510  dairy  cattle,  15,197  hogs  and  509 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  §410,370.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  9,912  with  1,848  families; 
while  Trenton,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of 
488. 

LEE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1908  from  Moore  and  Chatham,  it  was 
named  for  Gen.  Robert  E.  Lee.  It  is  bounded  by  the 
Counties  of  Harnett,  Moore  ami  Chatham.  The  crops 
of  the  County  are  tobacco,  corn,  potatoes,  small  grain, 
peaches,  melons,  berries  and  truck  crops.  The  County 
is  drained  by  the  Deep  River,  near  which  are  located 
the  noted  Cumnock  coal  fields.  The  County  is  served 
by  the  Atlantic  &  Western,  Seaboard  Air  Line,  Norfolk 
Southern,  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  Southern  Railways, 
as  well  as  by  52  miles  of  Improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  has  4  flour  mills,  16  cotton  gins, 
varied  manufacturing  plants  and  3  local  banks.  There 
are  155,733  acres  of  land  valued  at  Si, 467, 390,  and 
2,230  town  lots  valued  at  $926,313;  while  the  total 
County  tax  is  594,754.  The  County  has  237  bee  hives, 
642  horses,  1,493  mules,  2,422  dairy  cattle,  5,354  hogs 
and  ill  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $359,639. 
The  County  has  a  population  of  13, 400,  with  2,658 
families.  Leading  towns  are:  Sanford,  the  County 
Seat,  with  a  population  of  3,000;  Jonesboro,  886;  Lemon 
Springs,  58;  Carbonton,  63;  Cumnock,  210;  Coalon ; 
Osgood,    110;    Swans,    62;    and    Broadway,    250. 

LENOIR    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1791  from  Craven  and  Dobbs,  it  was 
named  for  Gen.  William  Lenoir.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Greene,  Pitt,  Craven,  Jones,  Duplin  and 
Wayne,  and  is  drained  by  the  Neuse  River.  The  prin- 
cipal crops  are  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  sweet  and  Irish 
potatoes,  a-  I  the  cereals.  Transportation  is  afforded 
by  the  Atla  ic  Coast  Line,  the  Norfolk  Southern,  the 
Kinston-Caroi.  a,  and  the  Carolina  Railroads,  the 
Neuse  River  a-id  66  miles  of  improved  roads.  Sta- 
tistics show  that  the  County  has  54  cotton  gins,  4 
National  and  6  local  banks.  There  are  222,375  acres 
of  land  valued  at  52, 205,289,  and  2,907  town  lots 
valued  at  $2,329,826;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
$239,987.  The  County  has  639  bee  hives,  2,014  horses, 
3,589  mules,  2,082  dairy  cattle,  23,639  hogs  and  394 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $813,083.  The 
County  population  is  29,555,  witli  0,187  families.  Kins- 
ton,    the    County    Seat,    has    a    population    of    9,771. 

LINCOLN    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1779  from  Tryon,  it  was  named  for  Gen. 
Benjamin  Lincoln.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Catawba.  Mecklenburg,  Gaston  and  Cleveland.  It  is 
drained  by  the  tributaries  of  the  Catawba  River.  It 
produces  tobacco,  wheat,  corn  and  other  grains.  Wheat 
is  one  of  its  leaders.  The  celebrated  Lincoln  grape 
had  its  origin  here.  The  County  has  long  been  noted 
for  its  iron  mines  while  it  has  abundant  water  power. 
It  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  and  the  Carolina 
and  Northwestern  Railways  and  by  33  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
12  flour  mills,  31  cotton  gins,  several  large  cotton  mills 
and  2  National  banks.  There  are  179,225  acres  of  land 
valued  at  52,1 09, 220,  and  777  town  lots  valued  at 
$586,071;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $144,924.  The 
County  has  2,213  bee  hives,  1,736  horses,  2,583  mules, 
5,743  dairy  cattle,  8,395  hogs  and  215  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $719,832.  The  County  population 
is  17,862,  with  3,372  families.  Lincolnton,  the  County 
Seat,    has    a    population    of    3,390. 

MCDOWELL  COUNTY 

Formed  in  1842  from  Burke  and  Rutherford,  it  was 
named  lor  Col.  Joseph  McDowell.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Yancey,  Mitchell,  Burke,  Rutherford, 
Henderson  and  Buncombe.  It  is  drained  mostly  by 
the  Catawba  River.  Cotton  and  tobacco  are  cultivated 
but  the  principal  crops  are  wheat,  corn  and  small 
grains.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern  and 
Carolina,  Clinchfield  &  Ohio  Railways  and  by  100 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  4  flour  mills,  several  cotton  mills,  1  Na- 
tional and  2  local  banks.  There  are  296,441  acres  of 
land  valued  at  $1,32(5, 103;  and  1,972  town  lots  valued 
at  $475,291 ;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $129,520. 
The  County  has  1,810  bee  hives,  769  horses,  1,277  mules, 
3,476  dairy  cattle,  4,643  hogs  and  279  sheep,  having  a 
combined  value  of  $324,539.  The  County  population 
is  16,763,  with  3.352  families.  Marion,  is  the  County 
Seat,  with  a  population  of  1,784.  Old  Fort  Has  a 
population  of  031. 

MACON  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1828  from  Haywood  and  named  for  Hon. 
Nathaniel  Macon,  it  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Swain,  Jackson,  Clay  and  Cherokee,  and  the  State  of 
Georgia.  It  is  drained  by  the  Nantahala  River  which 
furnishes  excellent  trout  fishing.  Minerals,  such  as 
mica,  kaolin,  corundum  and  precious  stones  are  found 
in  abundance.  In  the  State  museum  there  is  a  crystal 
of  mica  from  this  County  which  took  the  prize  at  the 
Worlds  Fair  in  Chicago.  Since  that  time  the  largest 
crystal  of  mica  ever  found  in  the  United  States  was 
found  near  Franklin.  It  weighed  over  4.000  pounds. 
The  Corundum  Hill  Mine  in  this  County  is  one  of  the 
most  noted  corundum  mines  in  the  world.  The  chief 
crops  are  corn,  wheat,  oats,  rye,  fruits,  and  hay, 
while  stock  raising  is  important.  The  County  is  served 
by  the  Rabun  Gap  Route  of  the  Southern  Railway 
and  by  93  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  2  local  banks,  257,425  acres  of 
land  valued  at  $1,474,962,  and  573  town  lots  valued 
at  $406,713;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $76,048. 
The  County  has  2,401  bee  hives,  1,575  horses,  1,210 
mules,  3,428  dairy  cattle,  8,740  hogs  and  2.025  sheep, 
with  a  combined  value  of  $381,830.  The  County  has 
a  population  of  12,887,  with  2,468  families.  Franklin, 
the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  773,  Highlands, 
313. 

MADISON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1851  from  Buncombe  and  Yancey,  it  was 
named  for  President  James  Madison.  It  is  bounded 
by  the  Counties  of  Yancey,  Buncombe  and  Haywood, 
and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee.  Drained  by  the  French 
Broad  River,  it  has  very  little  valley  lands,  the  limited 


crops  being  tobacco,  grains  and  grasses.  In  few  Coun- 
ties does  timber  attain  such  dimensions  as  here.  This 
includes  walnut,  eight  feet  in  diameter;  poplar,  ten  to 
twelve  feet;  wild  cherry,  buckeye  and  black  birch,  four 
feet.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway 
and  by  106  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  8  flour  mills,  262,925  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $2,108,634,  and  18 1  town  lots  valued  at 
$393,267,  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $141,710.  The 
County  has  3.105  bee  hives,  2,198  horses,  2,024  mules, 
5,781  dairy  cattle.  8,961  hogs  and  4,845  sheep,  having  a 
combined  value  of  $754,865.  The  population  of  the 
County  is  20,083,  with  3,962  families.  Marshall,  the 
County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  748,  while  Hot 
Springs    is    a    health    resort. 

MARTIN    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1774  from  Halifax  and  Tyrrell,  it  was 
named  for  Gov.  Josiah  Martin.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Bertie,  Washington,  Craven,  Pitt,  Edge- 
combe and  Halifax,  and  is  drained  by  the  Roanoke 
River.  Because  of  its  large  and  profitable  lumber 
and  fishing  industries,  the  agriculture  of  the  County 
is  not  as  well  advanced  as  that  of  some  sections. 
However,  cotton,  peanuts,  corn,  tobacco,  oats  and 
every  variety  of  grain  are  produced.  The  County  is 
served  by  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  and  by  48 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  1  flour  mill,  35  cotton  gins,  and  8  local 
banks.  There  are  267,943  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$2,956,812,  and  1,879  town  lots  valued  at  $941,390; 
while  the  total  County  tax  is  $148,006.  The  County 
has  1.202  bee  hives,  1,255  horses,  3,657  mules,  1,003 
dairy  cattle,  23,993  hogs  and  300  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  $180,567.  The  County  has  a  population 
of  20,828,  with  4,136  families.  Williamston,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  1800;  Hamilton,  474;  and 
Jamesville,    389. 

MECKLENBURG   COUNTY 

Formed  in  1762  from  Anson,  it  was  named  for 
Dutchess  Charlotte,  of  Mecklenburg,  Germany.  It  la 
bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Iredell,  Cabarrus,  Gaston, 
Union  and  Lincoln,  and  the  State  of  South  Carolina. 
This  is  one  of  the  largest  and  most  productive  Coun- 
ties in  the  State.  Cotton  is  the  principal  crop,  while 
tobacco  and  the  grains  are  also  grown,  as  well  as 
truck  crops.  The  famous  Mecklenburg  Declaration  of 
Independence  was  adopted  at  Charlotte,  May  20,  1775. 
Charlotte  is  served  by  the  Southern.  Norfolk  Southern, 
Seaboard  Air  Line  and  Piedmont  &  Northern  (Electric) 
Railways.  The  County  has  87  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  3  flour  mills,  48 
cotton  gins.  5  National  and  9  local  banks.  There  are 
313,856  acres  of  land  valued  at  $4,032,705,  and  13.734 
town  lots  valued  at  $13,112,77(1;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $730,506.  The  County  has  2,563  bee  hives,  2,973 
horses.  5,630  mules,  12,963  dairy  cattle,  11,361  hogs 
and  705  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $1,140,438. 
The  County  population  is  80,695,  with  17,322  families. 
Charlotte,  "the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  46,338 
and   is   the   second   largest   city   in   the   State. 

MITCHELL    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1861  from  Yancey,  Watauga,  Caldwell, 
Burke  and  McDowell,  it  was  named  for  Dr.  Elisha 
Mitchell.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Avery,  Mc- 
Dowell and  Yancey  and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee. 
The  timber  in  this  County  is  large  and  of  great  va- 
riety. Cereals  grow  to  great  perfection  while  apples, 
peaches,  pears,  cherries  and  grapes  are  of  fine  quality. 
Fine  tobacco  is  produced  while  cattle  are  raised  in 
large  numbers.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Carolina, 
Clinchfield  &  Ohio  Railway  and  by  56  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  3 
flour  mills,  2  local  banks,  128,935  acres  of  land  valued 
at  $655,173,  and  224  town  lots  valued  at  $76,756;  while 
the  total  Countv  tax  is  $48,821.  The  County  has  1,264 
horses,  827  mules,  3,757  dairy  cattle,  3,942  hogs  and 
2,032  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $370,505.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  11,278,  with  2,175  families. 
Bakersville  is  the  County  Seat  with  a  population  of 
332. 

MONTGOMERY    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1778  from  Anson,  and  named  for  Gen. 
Richard  Montgomery  of  the  American  Army,  it  is 
bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Randolph.  Moore,  Rich- 
mond, Stanly  and  Davidson.  Farming,  lumbering  and 
manufacturing  are  the  principal  industries.  Cotton, 
tobacco,  melons,  potatoes,  fruits,  wheat  and  corn  are 
grown.  The  peach  industry  is  quite  important.  There 
are  many  minerals,  including  gold,  in  the  County. 
The  Countv  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway 
and  58  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that 
the  Countv  has  8  flour  mills,  24  cotton  gius,  4  local 
banks,  288,98(5  acres  of  land  valued  at  $1,739,997,  and 
1,217  town  lots  valued  at  $629,6  12;  while  the  total 
County  tax  is  $1011, 473.  The  County  has  987  bee 
hives,  734  horses,  2,262  mules,  3,841  dairy  cattle,  6,765 
hogs  and  233  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of 
$525,764.  The  population  of  the  County  is  14,607,  with 
2,872  families.  Trov,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  popula- 
tion of  1,102;  Mount  Gilead.  975;  Biseoe,  755;  and 
Star,  467.  The  shops  of  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway 
are  at  Biseoe. 

MOORE   COUNTY 

Formed  in  1784  from  Cumberland,  it  was  named  for 
Capt.  Alfred  Moore.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Randolph.  Chatham,  Hoke,  Harnett,  Lee,  Mont- 
gomery and  Richmond,  The  crops  of  the  County  are 
cotton,  tobacco  and  grain.  The  sandhill  peach  belt, 
of  which  Aberdeen  is  the  center,  ships  about  1.000 
ears  a  season.  Lumber  interests  are  also  Important. 
The  Countv  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Rail- 
way and  bv  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway  and  by  100 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  9  flour  mills,  25  cotton  gins.  5  local  banks. 
413,631  acres  of  land  valued  at  $3,102,735,  and  4,892 
town  lots  valued  at  $1,871,452;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $164,762.  The  Countv  has  1,017  bee  hives,  1,228 
horses,  2,710  mules,  4,490  dairy  cattle,  9,837  hogs  and 
nut  sheep,  with  a  combined  value  of  $738,789.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  21,388.  with  4.223  families. 
The  principal  towns  of  the  County  are  Carthage,  the 
County  Seat,  population  962;  Cameron,  241;  Manly, 
141;  Aberdeen.  858;  Addor,  113;  Vass,  487;  Pme- 
hurst,  500,  and  Southern  Pines,  743.  The  latter  two 
are    winter    resorts. 


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NASH  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1 77 7  from  Edgecombe,  it  was  named  for 
Gen.  Francis  Nash,  of  the  Revolutionary  Arm  v.  It 
is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Halifax,  Edgecombe, 
Wilson.  Johnston  and  Franklin,  and  is  drained  by  the 
Tar  River.  The  principal  crops  arc  cotton,  tobacco, 
corn,  sweet  potatoes,  sov  beans,  peanuts,  and  fruits. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Kail- 
way  and  the  Atlantic  (oast  Line  Railway,  as  well  as 
li'.i  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  6  flour  mills,  II  cotton  gins,  7  local  banks, 
335,418  acres  of  land  valued  at  $3,878,709,  and  5,099 
town  lots  valued  at  §3,219.117;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $391,821.  The  County  lias  905  bee  hives,  2,368 
horses.  0,142  mules.  3.207  dairy  cattle.  20,213  hogs  and 
222  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $1,488,903.  The 
population  is  41,061,  with  8,1  Hi  families,  Nashville  is 
the  County  Seat  with  a  population  of  939.  Other 
towns  include  Castalia,  208;  Spring  Hope,  1,221;  West- 
ray,  18 :  and  Baileys,  518.  Two  cities  are  half  in 
Nash  and  half  in  Edgecombe  Counties.  These  are 
Rocky    Mount,    population    12.712.    and    Whitakers.    723. 

NEW  HANOVER  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1729  from  Hath,  it  was  named  for  the 
kingdom  of  Hanover  in  Germany.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  ('(unities  of  Pender  and  Brunswick  and  by  the 
Atlantic  Ocean.  It  is  one  of  the  smallest,  yet  one  of 
the  most  important  commercial  Counties  in  the  State. 
This  County  produces  potatoes,  asparagus,  lettuce,  to- 
matoes, blackberries,  huckleberries  and  strawberries. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line,  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line,  and  by  the  Wilmington,  Bruns- 
wick &  Southport  Railways.  The  Atlantic  Coast  Line's 
general  offices  are  in  Wilmington.  The  County  has 
2.1  miles  of  improved  roads,  while  water  transporta- 
tion plays  an  important  part  in  shipping.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  lias  2  cotton  gins,  1  National 
hank.  7  local  banks,  98,841  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$2,100,440,  and  5.008  town  lots  valued  at  810,087,280; 
while  the  total  county  tax  is  $440,811.  The  County 
lias  139  bee  hives,  402  horses,  590  mules.  502  dairy 
cattle,  2,7  17  hojrs  and  7  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $187,802.  The  County  population  is  40,620,  with 
9,304  families.  Wilmington,  the  County  Seat,  has  a 
population  of  33.373.  It  is  the  principal  seaport 
of    the    State. 

NORTHAMPTON  COUNTY 
Formed  in  17  11  from  Bertie,  it  was  named  for 
George  (dinpton.  Far!  of  Northampton.  It  is  bound- 
ed by  the  Counties  of  Hertford.  Bertie.  Halifax  and 
Warren,  and  by  the  State  of  Virginia,  and  is  drained 
by  the  Roanoke  River.  The  leading  crops  are  cotton, 
corn,  and  small  grain,  while  a  small  quantity  of  to- 
bacco is  grown.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  and  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Railways,  and 
by  lia  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that 
I  he  County  lias  2  flour  mils,  40  cotton  priiis,  8  local 
banks,  :ii.hj7  acres  of  land  valued  at  S3.591.960,  and 
1,046  I  own  bits  valued  at  $623,790,  while  the  total 
County  lax  is  *l7l.2(i;t.  The  Comity  has  710  bee  hives, 
8,213  horses,  850  in  ides,  545  dairy  cattle,  26,537  hogs 
and  878  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $898,554, 
The  County  lias  a  population  of  23,184,  with  4.520 
families.  The  principal  towns  are  Jackson,  the  County 
Seat,  with  a  population  of  37  9;  Rich  Square,  475; 
Gnrysburg,  263;  Severn,  284;  ami  Margarettesville,   147, 

ONSLOW  COUNTY 
Formed  in  I7.U  from  Both,  it  was  named  for  Hon. 
Arthur  Onslow.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Duplin,  .Inncs,  Carteret,  and  Pender,  and  by  the  At- 
lantic Ocean,  The  soils  of  Onslow  produce  excellent 
cotton,  corn,  peas,  and  potatoes,  while  immense  pas- 
ture lands  arc  available.  The  County  is  served  by  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  and  61  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  county  lias  2.1  cotton 
trins,  2  local  banks.  342,982  acres  of  land  valued  at 
{2,786,341,  and  008  town  lots  valued  at  $489,741;  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $122,730.  The  County  has  910 
bee  hives,  91 1  horses,  2.136  mules,  69!)  dairy  cattle, 
19,442  bogs  and  2,417  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $268,052.  The  County  has  a  population  of  11.703. 
with  2,980  families.  Jacksonville,  The  County  Seat, 
has    a    population    of    050. 

ORANGE  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1758  from  Bladen.  Granville  and  Johnston 
Counties,  it  was  named  for  Prince  William  of  Oranse. 
It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Caswell,  Person.  Dur- 
ham, Chatham  and  Alamance.  The  products  of  the 
County  are  corn,  cotton,  wheat,  oats,  tobacco,  potatoes, 
rye.  hay,  grass  and  fruits.  The  County  is  served  )>y 
the  Southern  Railway  and  56  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  7  flour  mills,  17 
cotton  gins,  I  local  hanks,  241.018  acres  of  land  valued 
at  $1,934,800,  and  1.173  town  lots  valued  at  $1,051,280; 
while  the  total  Countj  tax  is  $120,990.  The  County 
has  910  bee  hives.  2,569  horses.  1.899  mules,  4,949 
dairy  cattle,  7,460  boss  and  398  sheep,  with  a  com- 
bined valued  of  $728,651.  Tha  County  population  is 
17,895,  with  3,668  families,  Hillsboro,  the  County  Seat, 
lias  a  population  of  1,180;  Carrboro,  1.129;  Ffland. 
200;  and  Chapel  Hill.  1,483.  Hillsboro  was  once  the 
State  Capital,  while  Chapel  Hill  is  the  seat  of  the 
University    of    North    Carolina. 

PAMLICO    COIN  l*Y 

Formed  in  1872  from  Craven  and  Beaufort,  it  was 
named  for  the  Pampticougll  tribs  of  Indians.  It  is 
hounded  by  the  Counties  of  (.'raven  and  Beaufort,  by 
the  Neuse  River,  and  by  Pamlico  Sound.  The  soils 
are  very  rich  producing  cotton,  tobacco,  sweet  and 
Irish  potatoes.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk 
Southern  Railway  and  23  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  16  cotton  sins. 
1  local  bank.  197,611  acres  of  land  valued  at  $1,291,248, 
and  7  17  town  lots  valued  at  $217,596;  while  the  total 
County  tax  is  73,289.  The  County  has  831  bee  hives. 
92 1  horses.  1,052  mules.  1.151  dairy  cattle.  8.662  boss 
and  540  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $259,768. 
The  County  population  is  9,000.  with  1.893  families. 
Bayboro,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  349; 
Yandemere,    308. 

PASQUOTANK    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1672  from  Albemarle,  it  was  named  for 
a  tribe  of  Indians  in  that  region.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Camden.  Perquimans,  and  Gates,  and 
by  Albemarle  Sound.  Truck  farming,  the  raising  of 
early  potatoes,  lumbering,  fishing  and  cotton  raising 
are    the    chief    industries.      While    the    County    is    served 


by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Railway,  excellent  boat,  trans- 
portation is  furnished  to  Norfolk.  The  County  has  28 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistic-  show  "that  the 
County  has  ;t  four  mills.  7  cotton  gins,  1  National  and 
1  local  bank.  There  are  lis, 137  acres  of  land  valued 
at  $1,078,547,  and  :(.072  town  lots  valued  at  $2,180,000; 
while  the  total  Count;,'  tax  is  soo,uo2.  The  County  has 
2,1*3  horses.  1,005  mules,  3,410  dairy  cattle.  i;i.5G5 
hogs  and  8,067  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of 
$309,217.  The  County  has  a  population  of  17.67a.  with 
8,841  families.  Elizabeth  City,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a    population    of    *.925. 

PENDER  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1*75  from  New  Hanover,  it  was  named 
for  Major-Gen.  William  Dorsey  Pender.  It  Is  hounded 
by  the  Counties  of  Duplin.  Onslow.  New  Hanover, 
Brunswick,  Columbus  and  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  The 
cio].-.  are  cotton,  corn,  peanuts,  bright  tobacco,  sweet 
potatoes,  Irish  potatoes,  early  vegetables,  strawberries 
and  trucking  crops.  The  County  is  served  by  three 
branches  of  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  and  by 
70  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  ll  cotton  gins.  2  local  banks,  3oo.o2(l  acres 
of  hind  valued  at  $1. sill. 110,  and  8:12  town  lots  valued 
at  $2  11,571;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $82,799.  The 
County  has  4,128  bee  hives,  673  horses,  2.637  mules, 
1,548  dairy  cattle,  144,648  hogs  and  **o  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $  139,852.  The  County  has  a 
population  of  1  1,7**.  with  2.995  families.  "  Burgaw. 
the    County    Seat,     has    a    population    of     l.n  10. 

PERQUIMANS    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1672  from  Albemarle,  it  was  named  for 
a  tribe  of  Indians.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  dates,  Pasquotank  and  Chowan,  am!  by  Albemarle 
Sound.  The  chief  crops  are  corn,  soy  beans,  peanuts, 
cotton,  sweet  and  Irish  potatoes.  English  peas,  oats, 
rye,  sorghum,  tobacco,  fruits,  clover,  grasses,  and  a 
large  variety  of  garden  peas.  The  County  stands 
third  in  the  production  of  soy  beans  and  it  is  noted 
for  the  production  of  the  largest  fancy  Jumbo  peanuts. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  Southern  Hail  way 
and  by  2!l  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  17  cotton  gins.  2  local  banks, 
151,63d  acres  of  land  valued  at  $1,131,166.  ami  6!)2 
town  lot*  valued  at  $473,929;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $75,577.  The  County  has  1,557  horses.  1,281 
mules,  1,584  dairy  cattle  15,742  hogs  and  1,294  sheep 
having  a  combined  value  of  $;i!t2. 16.1.  The  popula 
tion  of  the  County  is  11,137.  with  2,227  families.  Hert- 
ford   is    the   County    Seat,    with    a    population    of    1,704. 

PERSON     COUNTY 

Formed  in  1791  from  Caswell,  it  was  named  for 
Gen.  Thomas  Person.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Granville,  Durham.  Alamance  and  Caswell  and  by 
the  Slate  of  Virginia.  The  crops  are  tobacco,  wheat 
corn,  clover,  grasses,  oats  and  fruits.  There  are  several 
copper  and  iron  mines  in  the  County.  The  County 
s  served  by  the  Norfolk  &  Western  Railway  and  by 
49  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show'  that  the 
County  has  6  flour  mills,  1  National  and  1  local 
bank.  There  are  248,726  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$2, 0,1.7.(12 a.  and  15*  town  lots  valued  at  $598,989;  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $150,350.  The  County  has  967 
bee  hives,  2,858  horses,  2,289  mules,  4,069  dairy  cattle, 
8.219  bogs  and  2s0  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $mio.07s.  The  County  has  a  population  of  18,973, 
with  3,603  families.  Roxboro,  the  County  Seat,  has  a 
population    of    1,051. 

PITT    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1760  from  Beaufort,  it  was  named  for 
William  Pitt,  of  Chatham.  It  is  hounded  by  the 
Counties  of  Beaufort.  Craven.  Lenoir.  Greene.  Wilson 
and  Edgecombe  and  is  drained  by  the  Tar  River.  The 
products  are  bright  leaf  tobacco,  cotton,  corn,  peanuts. 
Irish  and  sweet  potatoes,  velvet  beans,  soy  beans. 
grain  crops,  fruit  ami  truck  crops  and  live  stock.  Pitt 
is  one  of  the  largest  bright  leaf  tobacco  producing 
Counties.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  South- 
ern Railroad,  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  the  Fast 
Carolina  Railways,  as  well  84  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  43  cotton  -ins,  2 
National  and  10  local  hanks.  There  arc  ,'177,oos  acres 
of  land  valued  at  $4,379,585,  and  1.5*2  town  lots  valued 
at  $2,890,842;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $440,711. 
The  County  has  .1,937  horses.  5,837  mules,  2,485  dairy 
cattle,  40,361  hogs  and  052  sheep,  bavins  a  combined 
value  of  $1,485,312.  The  County  has  a  population  of 
15.569,  with  9.11.1  families.  Greenville  is  the  County 
Seat,  with  a  population  og  5,772.  Fariuville  has  a 
population  of  1,780;  Ayden.  1.673;  Grifton.  375; 
Grimeslnnd.  463;  Folkland.  198;  Fountain.  243;  Bethel, 
817;    and   Stokes,    138. 

POLK    COUNTY 

Formerl  in  1855  from  Rutherford  and  Henderson,  it 
was  named  for  Col.  William  Polk.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Henderson  and  Rutherford  and  is 
drained  by  the  Green  River.  The  chief  products  are 
•rrain  crops  and  fruits.  The  thermal  belt  which  lies 
in  this  County  is  largely  engaging  the  attention  of 
orchardisls  and  vineyardists.  The  County  is  served 
l>\  the  Southern  Raliway  and  .11  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statsitics  show  that  the  County  has  1  cotto-i 
Kins.  3  local  hanks.  1:13. H>  1  acres  of  laud  valued  at 
$1,031,414.  and  822  town  lots  valued  at  $630,601;  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $69,877.  The  County  has  1.709 
bee  hives,  193  horses,  1.305  mules.  2.962  dairy  cattle, 
2.565  hogs  and  ,'.0  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of 
$276,548.  The  County  has  a  population  of  8.832  with 
1,809  families.  Columbus,  the  County  Seat,  has  a 
population  of  11;*;  Saluda,  5(9;  and  Tryon.  1.067.  The 
latter  two  places  are  health  resorts. 
RANDOLPH    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1770  from  Guilford,  it  was  named  for 
Hon.  Peyton  Pandolph.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Coun- 
ties of  Guilford.  Alamance.  Chatham.  Montgomery, 
Moore  and  Davidson.  The  main  crops  arc  wheat,  corn, 
cotton  and  tobacco.  Transportation  is  over  the  South- 
ern and  Norfolk  Southern  Railways  and  ill  miles 
of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County 
has  11  flour  mills.  10  cotton  gins,  1  National  and  4 
local  hanks.  There  are  450,446  acres  of  land  valued 
at  $3,420,965;  and  1.876  town  lots  valued  at  $1,189,826; 
while  the  total  County  tax  is  $154,006.  The  County  has 
1,167  bee  hives.  r?,D."iP  horses,  4.512  mules.  8.925  dairy 
cattle.  13.223  boss  and  1.3.10  sheep,  having  a  combined 
value  of  $1,169,597.  The  County  population  is  30,856, 
with  6.309  families.  Asheboro.  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population  of  2.559;  Kamlleman.  1.967;  Liberty,  636: 
Ramseur.  1.014;  Frnnklinville.  031;  Worthville.  307; 
Archdale,    178;    and    Trinity,     ion. 


RICHMOND    COUNTY 

Formed  in  17  79  from  Anson,  it  was  named  for 
Charles  Lennox.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Montgomery*.  Moore.  Hoke.  Scotland  and  Anson  and 
by  the  State  of  South  Carolina.  The  principal  crops 
are  cotton,  corn,  tobacco,  peaches,  dewberries,  grapes, 
sorghum,  rye,  Dats,  peanuts,  melons,  tomatoes  and 
sweet  potatoes.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard 
Air  Line  and  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railways.  The 
Countj-  lias  90  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  has  1  flour  mills,  54  cotton 
^'iiis.  I  National  hank  and  0  local  banks.  There  are 
2711.137  acres  of  land  valued  at  $1,7  3.1.510,  and  2,941 
town  lots  valued  at  $1,610,206;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $181,011.  The  County  has  458  bee  hives,  (152 
horses.  2,513  mules.  2.7 10  dairy  cattle.  5.172  boss 
and  96  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $515,375. 
The  total  County  population  is  25,507.  with  5.1170 
families,  Rockingham,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  popu- 
lation of  2,509;  Hamlet,  3,hos;  Fllerhe,  473;  Hoffman, 
385;    Pee    Dee,    83*. 

ROBESON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1780  from  Bladen,  it  was  named  for 
Col.  Thomas  Robeson,  a  Revolutionary  War  hero.  It 
is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Hoke,  Cumberland, 
Bladen.  Columbus,  and  Scotland  and  by  the  State  of 
South  Carolina.  This  is  one  of  the  largest  Counties 
in  the  State  and  ranks  first  in  the  value  of  agricultural 
products.  The  chief  products  are  cotton,  tobacco, 
corn,  grains,  truck,  watermelons,  cantaloupes  straw- 
berries, apples,  peaches,  grapes,  and  in  fact  all  crops 
native  to  the  temperate  /one.  The  County  ranks  first 
in  the  State  in  the  production  of  cotton,  and  fifth 
in  the  cotton  belt.  Robeson  County  ranks  seventeenth 
in  the  United  States  in  the  value  of  its  crops.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  and  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railways,  and  1  10  miles  of  Im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
1  flour  mill,  llo  cotton  gins,  various  manufacturing 
plants.  3  National  and  13  local  hanks.  There  are 
508,290  acres  of  land  valued  at  $5,640,050,  and  4,283 
town  lots  valued  at  $2,320,980;  while  the  total  Couutv 
tax  is  $369,613.  The  County  has  2.1*7  bee  hives.  1.791 
horses,  8,051  mules.  5.270  dairy  cattle,  30.73.7  ho<*s 
and  199  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $1,725,194. 
The  County  population  is  54,674,  with  10,885  families. 
Lumbcrton,     the     County     Seat,     has     a     population     of 

2.601 ;    Maxton,    1.397;    Red    Springs,    i,oxa;    Rowland, 

767;    St.    Pauls,    1.117;    and    Fairmont.    1,080. 
ROCKINGHAM    COUNTY 

Formed  in  17*5  from  Guilford,  it  was  named  for 
Charles  Watson  Wentworth.  Marquis  of  Rockingham. 
It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Caswell.  Guilford 
and  Slokes  and  by  the  State  of  Virginia,  and  is 
drained  by  the  Dan  and  Haw  Rivers.  This  is  orie 
of  the  largest  tobacco  producing  Counties,  while  other 
crops  include  wheat  and  oilier  grains.  The  County 
is  served  by  the  Southern  and  Norfolk  &  Western 
Railways  and  by  H2  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statis- 
tic show  that  the  County  has  17  flour  mill*.  1  Na- 
tional and  10  local  banks.  There  are  3  15.07*  acres 
of  hind  valued  at  $8,2X8,287,  and  1.5*3  town  lots 
valued  at  $2, 215,107;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
$336,2X3.  The  County  has  2,434  bee  hives.  2,770  horses. 
3,36-1  nudes,  7,259  dairy  cattle.  11.9 in  hogs  and  225 
sheep  having  a  combined  value  of  $1,085,870.  The 
County  population  is  11.119.  with  B.298  families.  Went- 
worth, the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  26o ; 
Reidsville,  5,833;  Madison.  1.217;  Leaksville,  1,000; 
Spray,    6,000;    and    Draper,    1,000. 

ROWAN    COUNTY 

Formed  in  175.1  from  Anson,  it  was  named  for  Mat- 
thew Rowan,  a  prc-Rev  olution.irv  leader.  It  is  hound 
ed  by  the  Counties  of  Davie,  Davidson,  Stanly,  Cabar- 
rus and  Iredell,  and  is  drained  by  the  Yadkin  River. 
The  products  are  cotton,  grain,  grasses,  and  livestock, 
as  well  as  some  tobacco.  Rowan  is  one  of  the  finest 
grain-growing  Counties  in  the  State  and  is  noted  for 
its  pure-bred  livestock.  Much  granite  is  being  ob- 
tained. The  County  is  served  bv  two  branches  of  the 
Southern  Railway  and  the  Yadkin  Railroad,  and  by 
lit  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  1 1  flour  mills.  39  cotton  gins,  various  manu- 
facturing plants.  2  National  and  9  local  banks.  There 
are  815,028  acres  of  land  valued  at  $3,404,884,  and  7.692 
town  lots  valued  at  $975.1**.  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $350,663.  The  County  lias  2,515  bee  hives.  4.819 
horses.  3.218  mules.  10,1*7  dairy  cattle,  12,592  hoes 
and  430  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $1,201,470. 
The  County  has  a  population  of  ll.,oti2,  with  9,217 
families.  Salisbury,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  popula- 
tion of  13.**  l;  Spencer.  2.51 0;  East  Spencer.  2.239; 
t'.ranite  Quarrv.  466;  Gold  Hill.  2(1 1  ;  Cleveland.  336; 
China    Grove.    1,027;    and    Barber.     19. 

RUTH FR FORD    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1779  from  Tryon  and  Burke,  it  was 
named  for  Gen.  Griffith  Rutherford.  It  is  bounded 
by  the  Counties  of  McDowell.  Burke.  Cleveland.  Polk 
and  Henderson,  and  by  the  State  of  South  Carolina. 
Its  crops  are  cotton,  grain,  grass,  apples,  peaches. 
cherries,  melons,  grapes  and  potatoes.  The  County  is 
served  bv  the  Seaboard  Air  Line,  the  Southern,  and 
the  Carolina.  Clinchfield  &  Ohio  Railways,  and  by  72 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  :i  flour  mil!-.  *J2  cotton  gins,  7  local  hanks. 
.123.302  acres  of  land  valued  at  $2,053,610  ami  1,591 
town  lots  valued  at  $635,344;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $106,119.  The  County  has  3.971  bee  hives,  1,488 
horses,  :1.79s  mules.  *,77l  dairy  cattle.  9.*25  hogs  and 
in:  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $945,930.  The 
County  lias  a  population  of  81.426.  with  6,127  families. 
Rutherford,  the  County  Scat,  has  a  population  of 
1,698;  Rostic,  2ii0:  and  Forest  City.  2.312. 
SAMPSON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1784  from  Duplin  and  New  Hanover,  it 
was  named  for  Col.  John  Sampson.  It  is  bounded  la- 
the Counties  of  Johnston,  Wayne,  Duplin.  Pender. 
Bladen  and  Cumberland.  The  products  of  the  County 
include  cotton,  corn,  tobacco,  peas,  potatoes,  huckle- 
berries, and  truck  crops.  The  County  is  served  by  the 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  Railway  and  *3  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  1  flour 
mill.  01  cotton  gins.  I  local  banks.  530.6 10  acres  of 
land  valued  at  $8,735,297;  and  1.595  town  lots  valued 
at  $684,281;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $184,322. 
The  County  has  2,586  bee  hives,  1.75 1  horses.  6,715 
mules,  11.725  dairy  cattle,  42,471  hojrs  and  728  sheep. 
having  a  combined  value  of  $1,511,319.  The  County 
population  is  30.002.  with  6.977  families.  Clinton,  the 
County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  2.110;  Garland,  301; 
Parkersburg,    70;    and    Roseboro,    749. 


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SCOTLAND    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1899  from  Richmond,  it  was  named  for 
the  country  of  Scotland.  It  is  hounded  by  the  Coun- 
ties of  Richmond,  Hoke  and  Robeson,  and  by  the  State 
of  South  Carolina..  It  is  one  of  the  smallest  Counties 
in  the  State  yet  ranks  as  one  of  the  biggest  in  per 
capita  wealth.  The  principal  crops  are  cotton,  small 
grain,  watermelons,  cantaloupes,  cucumbers,  beans, 
English  peas,  sweet  corn,  peanuts,  soy  beans,  sorghum, 
peaches,  dewberries,  strawDerries,  grapes,  pecans  and 
truck  crops.  This  is  one  of  the  greatest  cantaloupe 
and  watermelon  producing  Counties  east  of  the 
Mississippi.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard 
Air  Line,  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  and  Laurinburg  & 
Southern  Railways,  and  by  38  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  4  flour  mils,  3G 
cotton  pins,  1  National  and  5  local  banks.  There  are 
193,737  acres  of  land  valued  at  §2,176,652,  and  1,293 
town  lots  valued  at  §708,682;  while  the  total  County 
tax  is  $122,897.  The  County  has  342  bee  hives,  670 
horses,  2,475  mules,  1,433  dairy  cattle,  0,094  hogs  and 
01  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  $452,052.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  15,600,  with  3,077  families. 
Lauringburg,  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of 
2,643. 

STANLY   COUNTY 

Formed  in  1841  from  Montgomery,  it  was  named  in 
honor  of  John  Stanly.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Rowan,  Davidson,  Montgomery.  Anson,  Cnion  and 
Cabarrus.  Its  crops  are  cotton,  tobacco,  Irish  and 
sweet  potatoes,  vegetables,  apples,  and  other  fruits. 
The  County  is  served  by  the  "Winston -Sal em  Southbound, 
which  connects  the  Norfolk  &  Western  and  the  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railways,  and  by  the  Yadkin  Railway,  a 
branch  of  the  Southern.  The  County  has  45  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
11  flour  mills,  20  cotton  sins.  1  National  and  4  local 
banks.  There  are  22W.929  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$1.7!>4,ss5,  and  3.080  twon  lots  valued  at  §1,109,296; 
while  the  total  County  tax  is  §114,038.  The  County 
has  1.794  bee  hives.  2,085  horses.  3.227  mules,  6,131 
dairy  cattle,  8.203  hogs  and  166  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  §842,741.  The  County  has  a  population 
of  27,429,  with  5,298  families.  Albemarle,  the  County 
Seat,  2.091 ;  Norwood.  1,221 ;  New  London.  228;  Oak- 
boro,   300;   Richfield,    177;   and  Badin,   3,040. 

STOKES    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1798  from  Surry,  it  was  named  for  Col. 
John  Stokes.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Rock- 
ingham, Forsyth  and  Surry,  and  by  the  State  of  Vir- 
ginia. The  crops  are  tobacco,  corn,  wheat  and  other 
grains.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Norfolk  &  Western 
and  the  Southern  Railways,  and  by  711  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
22  flour  mills,  3  local  banks,  270,135  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $2,304,379,  and  077  town  lots  valued  nt 
§212,216;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  §154,694.  The 
county  lias  3,Goa  bee  hives,  1,791  horses,  3,523  mules, 
5,9  15  dairy  cattle,  7,913  hugs  and  101  sheep,  having  a 
combined  value  of  $901,737.  The  County  has  a  popula- 
tion of  20,575  with  3,hS7  families.  Danbury,  the  County 
Seat,   has  a  population    of   410. 

SURRY    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1770  from  Rowan,  it  was  named  for  Lord 
Surry.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Stokes,  Yad- 
kin, AVilkes,  and  Alleghany,  and  by  the  State  of 
Virginia.  The  crops  are  tobacco,  corn,  wheat,  rye, 
oats,  fruits,  grass  and  livestock.  The  Southern  Rail- 
way serves  the  County.  There  are  71  miles  of  im- 
proved roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  2 
National  and  3  local  banks,  330,407  acres  of  land 
valued  at  §8,787,103,  and  2,539  town  lots  valued  nt 
Si, 737, 885;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $249,328.  The 
County  has  4,447  bee  hives.  2,207  horses,  3.520  mules, 
8,312  dairy  cattle,  9,82h  hogs  and  143  sheep,  bavins  a 
combined  value  of  ? l.l 27.011.  The  County  population 
is  32.104.  with  0,40m  families.  Dobson.  the  County  Seat, 
lias  a  population  of  30m;  Mount  Airy,  4,7.12;  Elkin, 
1,195;    and    Pilot    Mountain,    707. 

SWAIN    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1871  from  Jackson  and  Macon  Counties, 
it  was  named  for  Gov.  David  Lowrie  Swain.  It  is 
hounded  by  the  Counties  of  Haywood,  Jackson,  Clay 
and  Graham,  and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee  and  is 
drained  by  the  Tennessee  River.  About  three  fourths 
of  the  area  is  tillable.  Fine  natural  pasturage  and 
grazing  make  cattle  raising  a  profitable  industry. 
The  summits  are  covered  with  timber,  while  the  balsam 
fir  here  attains  its  greatest  height  and  diameter.  The 
County  is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway  and  by 
00  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  .show  that  the 
County  has  5  flour  mills,  2  local  banks,  278,443  acres 
of  land  valued  at  §1,588,199;  and  554  town  lots  valued 
at  §384,794.  while  the  total  County  tax  is  §124,210, 
The  County  has  1,041  bee  hives,  910  horses,  498  mules, 
3.190  dairy  cattle,  4,641  hogs,  and  715  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  §830,226,  The  County  population 
is  13,224.  with  2,515  families.  Bryson  City,  the  County 
Seat,    has    a    population    of    «82. 

TRANSYLVANIA    COUNTY 

Funned  in  1801  from  Henderson  and  Jackson  (nun 
ties,  the  name  means  "across  the  woods,"  being  taken 
from  two  latin  words.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Henderson.  Haywood,  and  Jackson,  and  by  the  State 
of  South  Carolina.  The  crops  of  the  County  are  small 
fruits,  berries,  grapes,  corn,  rye,  wheat,  buckwheat, 
oats,  potatoes,  sorghum,  tobacco,  clover,  truck  crops 
and  livestock.  The  County  is  served  bv  the  Southern 
Railway  and  by  00  miles  of  improved  roads.  This 
County  is  especially  noted  because  of  its  beautiful  trees 
and  flowers  of  its  health  resorts.  Statistics  show  that 
the  County  has  1  flour  mill.  1  local  bank,  203.516  acres 
of  land  valued  at  §1,518,091,  and  G37  town  lots  valued 
at  £382,984;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  §86,437.  The 
County  has  1,120  bee  hives,  1.114  horses.  190  mules, 
2,031  dairy  cattle,  5,121  hogs  and  1,936  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  $253, 002.  The  County  has  a 
population  of  9,303.  with  1,905  families.  Brevard,  the 
County  Seat,  is  a  health  resort  for  winter  and  summer 
and  has   a  population   og   1,658. 


TYRRELL    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1729  from  Albemarle  and  named  for  Sir 
John  Tyrrell,  it  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Wash- 
ington. Hyde,  and  Dare,  and  by  Albemarle  Sound. 
Tyrrell  produces  cotton,  corn,  potatoes  and  peas,  while 
its  chief  income  is  from  the  products  of  the  forests 
which  abound  in  juniper,  cypress  and  gum.  The  County 
has  valuable  fisheries.  The  Norfolk  Southern,  Atlantic 
Coast  Line  Railways  and  7  miles  of  improved  roads 
serve  the  County.  Statistics  show  that  the  County 
has  8  cotton  gins,  2  local  banks,  192,920  acres  of  land 
valued  at  §976,465,  and  232  town  lots  valued  at 
$117,342;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $32,051.  The 
County  has  737  bee  hives,  582  horses,  553  mules,  1,387 
dairy  cattle,  9.sh;i  hogs  and  1,687  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  $158,814.  The  County  has  a  population 
of  4,849,  with  1,033  families.  Columbia,  the  County 
Seat,    has    a    population    of    738. 

UNION    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1842  from  Mecklenburg  and  Anson,  it  was 
named  for  President  James  Monroe.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Mecklenburg.  Cabarrus,  Stanly  and 
Anson,  and  by  the  State  of  South  Carolina.  The  crops 
are  cotton,  peas,  soy  beans,  clover,  vetch,  hay  and 
fruit,  while  lumbering  is  extensive.  The  County  is 
served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line  Raiway,  and  by  47 
miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the 
County  has  9  flour  mills,  46  cotton  gins.  1  National 
and  0  local  banks.  There  are  388,933  acres  of  land 
valued  at  §2,975,210,  and  2.372  town  lots  valued  at 
$1,714,833,  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $93,423.  The 
County  has  2,428  bee  hives,  2,849  horses,  0.449  mules, 
12,570  dairy  cattle,  10,049  hogs  and  7ss  sheep,  having  a 
combined  value  of  $051,014.  The  County  has  a  popu- 
lation of  3G.029,  with  0,812  families.  Monroe,  the 
Countv  Seat,  has  a  population  of  4,083;  Marshville. 
828;  Waxhaw,  750;  Wingate,  470;  Indian  Trail,  224; 
and    Mineral    Springs,    84. 

VANCE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  18*1  from  Granville,  Franklin  and  War- 
ren, it  was  named  for  Gov.  Zeb.  B.  Vance,  the  cele- 
brated war  Governor.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Granville.  Warren,  and  Franklin  and  by  the  State 
of  Virginia.  The  crops  are  cotton,  tobacco,  cereals, 
wheat,  corn,  millet,  peas,  beans,  peanuts,  melons,  and 
fruits.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air 
Line  and  Southern  Railways  and  by  28  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
0  flour  mills.  12  cotton  gins.  1  National  and  3  local 
banks.  There  are  101,724  acres  of  land  valued  at 
§3,103,131,  and  1,849  town  lots  valued  at  $1,770,200; 
while  the  total  county  tax  is  $195,497.  The  County 
has  302  bee  hives.  2,835  horses,  1,218  mules.  3,567 
dairy  cattle,  8.115  hogs  and  347  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  $099,280.  The  County  population  is 
22.799.  with  4,429  families.  Henderson,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  5,222.  One  of  the  largest 
motor  truck  factories  in  the  South  is  here.  Other 
towns  are  Kittrell,  223;  Middleburg,  104;  and  Towns- 
ville,    2iio. 

WAKE    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1770  from  Johnston,  Cumberland  and 
Orange,  and  named  for  Esther  Wake,  it  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Johnston,  Franklin,  Granville,  Durham 
and  Chatham.  The  principal  crops  are  cotton,  tobacco, 
corn,  wheat,  grass  and  clover.  The  County  is  served 
by  the  Southern.  Seaboard  Air  Line,  Norfolk  Southern, 
Durham  &  Southern,  and  Atlantic  Coast  Line  Rail- 
ways, and  by  110  miles  of  improved  road.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  has  3  flour  mills,  100  cotton 
gins,  3  National  and  18  local  banks.  There  are  531,078 
acres  of  land  valued  at  $5,077,007  and  11,719  town 
lots  valued  at  $11,038,122;  while  the  total  tax  for  the 
County  is  $090, 9P.'  The  County  has  1,927  bee  hives, 
3,918  horses,  6,305  mules,  10,397  dairy  cattle,  22,771 
hogs  and  208  sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of 
$1,972,122.  The  County  has  a  population  of  75,155, 
with  15,27  7  families.  Raleigh,  the  County  Seat  and 
State  Capital,  has  a  population  of  24,418.  This  city 
is  the  center  of  the  political,  social  and  educational 
activities  of  the  State.  A  number  of  State  and  church 
colleges  and  schools  are  here.  Other  towns  are  Apex, 
population  920;  Cary,  045;  Garner,  376;  Fuquay 
Springs.  355;  Morrisville,  100;  Holly  Springs,  333;  Wake 
Forest,    1,425;    Wendell,    1,239;    and    Zebulon,    943. 

WARREN    COUNTY 

Formed  from  Bute  in  17  79,  it  was  named  for  Gen. 
Joseph  Warren.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of 
Vance,  Northampton  and  Franklin  and  by  the  State 
of  Virginia,  and  is  drained  by  the  Roanoke  and  Tar 
Rivers.  The  crops  are  cotton,  tobacco,  the  cereals 
and  fruits.  There  is  an  abundant  waterpower  avail- 
able. The  County  is  served  by  the  Seaboard  Air  Line 
Railway  and  by  42  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics 
show  that  the  County  has  5  flour  mills,  39  cotton 
gins,  3  local  banks,  255.310  acres  of  land  valued  at 
$2,513,583  and  1.114  town  lots  valued  at  §875,602  while 
the  total  County  tax  is  $162,500.  The  County  has  853 
bee  hives.  8,424  horses,  2,042  mules,  5,100  dairy  cattle, 
11,618  hogs  and  700  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $912,511.  The  County  has  a  population  of  21,593, 
with  4,158  families.  Warren  ton,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a    population    of    927.      Littleton    has    1,010    inhabitants. 

WASHINGTON    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1799  from  Tyrrell,  it  was  named  for 
George  Washington.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Tyrrell,  Hyde,  Craven.  Martin,  and  Bertie,  and  by 
Albemarle  Sound.  The  crops  are  corn,  soy  beans,  and 
other  grains,  while  peanuts,  potatoes  and  tobacco  and 
fisheries  are  important.  The  County  is  served  bv  the 
Norfolk  Southern,  Atlantic  Coast  Line,  New  Holland, 
Higginsport  &  Mt.  Vernon  Railroads,  and  by  48  miles 
of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County 
has  24  cotton  gins.  5  local  banks,  181.890  acres  of 
land  valued  at  §1,544,903,  and  899  town  lots  valued  at 
$501,509;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $71,089.  The 
County  has  723  bee  hives.  843  horses,  1,189  mules,  337 
dairy  cattle,  11.220  hogs  and  776  sheep,  having  a  com- 
bined value  of  $209,1 10.  The  County  population  is 
11,429 ;  with  2.329  families.  Plymouth,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  1,847;  Creswell,  393;  Roper, 
1,0-13 ;    Wenona,    L50;    Maekevs,    190;    and    Cherry,    300. 


WATAUGA  COUNTY 

Formed  in  1849  from  Ashe,  Caldwell,  Wilkes,  and 
Yancey,  it  was  named  for  the  Watagi  tribe  of  Indians. 
It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Ashe,  Avery,  Wilkes 
and  Caldwell,  and  by  the  State  of  Tennessee.  It  is 
famous  for  its  cabbage,  Irish  potatoes  and  cheese.  It 
now  has  one  factory  making  the  famous  product  known 
as  Swiss  cheese;  while  10  factories  are  turning  out  the 
famous  Cheddar  cheese.  Its  products  are  livestock, 
dairy  products,  fruit  and  lumber.  The  County  is  served 
by  the  Liu  vide  River  Railroad  and  by  Gil  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  Countv  has 
3  flour  mills.  3  local  banks,  207,880  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $1,020, 00G.  and  451  town  lots  valued  at 
$110,420,  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $66,504.  The 
County  has  2.009  horses,  485  mules,  5,780  dairy  cattle, 
5, 105  hogs  and  10,150  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  §680,160.  The  County  has  a  population  of  13,477, 
with  2.0311  families.  Boone,  the  Countv  Seat,  has  a 
population    of    374. 

WAYNE  COUNTY 

Formed  in  1779  from  Dobbs  and  Craven,  it  was 
named  for  Gen.  Anthony  Wavne  of  the  Revolutionary 
Army.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Wilson. 
Greene,  Duplin.  Johnston  and  Sampson,  and  is  drained 
by  the  Neuse  River.  Cotton  and  tobacco  are  the  money 
crops,  while  others  include  corn,  wheat,  potatoes,  peas, 
and  truck.  The  County  is  served  by  the  Southern, 
Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  Norfolk  Southern  Railways, 
and  by  59  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  2  flour  mills,  80  cotton  gins,  S 
National  banks,  and  G  local  banks.  There  are  340,054 
acres  of  land  valued  at  $3. 025. 017,  and  5,414  town  lots 
valued  at  §4,026,567;  while  the  total  County  tax  is 
$383,905.  The  County  has  1,442  bee  hives,  2,280  horses, 
6.403  mules,  4,108  dairy  cattle,  33,022  hogs  and  103 
sheep,  having  a  combined  value  of  Si, 548, 709.  The 
County  has  a  population  of  48,640,  with  9,002  families. 
Goldsboro.  the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  11,290. 
Fremont.    1,294    and    Mount    Olive,    2,297. 

WII.KES    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1777  from  Surry  and  Burke,  it  was  named 
for  Hon.  John  Wilkes.  It  is  bounded  by  the  Counties 
of  Ashe,  Alleghany,  Surry.  Yadkin,  Iredell,  Aexander, 
Caldwell  and  Watauga,  and  is  drained  by  the  Yadkin 
River.  The  water  power  of  the  County  is  large  and 
the  principal  products  are  lumber,  tanbark,  potatoes, 
fruits,  small  grains,  tobacco,  and  cotton.  The  County 
is  served  by  the  Southern  Railway  and  113  miles  of 
improved  roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has 
15  flour  mills.  3  local  banks.  407,528  acres  of  land 
valued  at  $2,780,538.  and  1,711  town  lots  valued  at 
§668,155;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $178,840.  The 
County  has  031  bee  hives,  2.828  horses,  2,000  mules, 
11,111  dairy  cattle,  14,474  hogs  and  474  sheep,  having 
a  combined  value  of  Si, 026,140.  The  County  has  a 
population  of  32,044,  with  0.368  families.  Wilkesboro. 
the  County  Seat,  has  a  population  of  814,  while  North 
Wilkesboro    has    2.303. 

WILSON  COUNTY 

Formed  in  1855  from  Edgecombe,  Nash,  Johnston  and 
Wavne,  it  was  named  for  Hon.  Lewis  B.  Wilson.  It  is 
bounded  by  the  Counties  of  Nash,  Edgecombe,  Pitt, 
Greene,  Wayne  and  Johnston.  The  County  produces 
each  year  26,T>00  bales  of  cotton,  16,000,000  pounds  of 
tobacco  and  nearly  1,000,000  bushels  of  corn  and 
other  cereals.  Wilson  is  the  center  of  the  North 
Carolina  bright  tobacco  belt.  The  County  is  served 
by  the  Atlantic  Coast  Line  and  Norfolk  Southern  Rail- 
ways, and  05  miles  of  improved  roads.  Statistics  show 
that  the  County  has  9  flour  mills,  25  cotton  gins,  1 
National  and  lit  local  banks.  There  are  223,031  acres 
of  land  valued  at  $2,858,901,  and  3,845  town  lots  valued 
at  $3,109,248;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $313,021. 
The  County  has  031  bee  hives,  1.705  horses,  5,375  mules, 
1,930  dairy  cattle,  28,000  hogs  and  182  sheep;  having 
a  combined  value  of  $1,112,333.  The  County  popula- 
tion is  30.813.  with  7.G05  families.  Wilson,  the  County 
Seat,  has  a  population  of  10,612;  Elm  City.  725;  Stan- 
tonsburg,    4,24;    Lucama.   3ifi;    and   Black   Creek,    274. 

YADKIN  COUNTY 
Formed  in  1850  from  Surry,  it  was  named  for  the 
Yadkin  River.  It  is  bounded  bv  the  Counties  of  Surry. 
Forsyth,  Davie.  Iredell  and  Wilkes,  and  is  drained  bv 
tributaries  of  the  Yadkin  River.  It  is  entirely  an  agri- 
cultural country,  producing  tobacco,  wheat,  corn  and 
frruits.  The  County  is  served  by  05  miles  of  improved 
roads.  Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  Hi  flour 
mills,  1  cotton  gin,  3  local  hanks,  211,997  acres  of 
land  valued  at  §1,909,500,  and  701  town  lots  valued  at 
$218,745;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  $91,1 1G.  The 
County  has  2,000  horses,  2,410  mules,  5,430  dairy  cattle, 
0,300  hogs  and  125  sheep,  having  a  combined  value 
of  $7*9.29 1.  The  County  has  a  population  of  10,391, 
with  8,296  families.  Yadkinville,  the  County  Seat,  has 
a  population  of  415;  East  Bend,  508;  Booneville,  162; 
and    Jonesville,    187. 

YANCEY    COUNTY 

Formed  in  1883  from  Burke  and  Buncombe,  it  was 
named  for  Hon.  Bartlett  Yancey.  It  is  bounded  by 
the  Counties  of  Mitchell.  McDowell.  Buncombe,  and 
Madison,  and  by  the  Stale  of  Tennessee.  There  are 
is  peaks  in  this  County  that  rise  more  than  0,000  feet. 
Mt.  Mitchell.  0,711  feet,  is  the  highest  point  in  Mil- 
United  States  east  of  the  Rockies.  The  County  pro- 
duces all  the  grains,  grasses  and  fruits,  the  apples 
being  of  noted  excellence.  Large  numbers  of  sheep  and 
cattle  are  raised  and  shipped  from  this  County.  The 
minerals  found  here  include  magnetic  iron,  copper, 
chromic  iron,  kaolin,  asbestos,  corundum  and  mica. 
One  of  the  most  prolific  veins  of  the  latter  in  the 
United  States  is  being  worked  near  Burnsville.  The 
tobacco  produced  here  is  of  unusual  quality.  The 
County  is  served  by  a  branch  of  the  Carolina,  Clinch- 
field  iv  Ohio  Railway  and  45  miles  of  improved  roads. 
Statistics  show  that  the  County  has  8  flour  mills,  1 
cheese  factory,  2  local  banks.  174,935  acres  of  land 
valued  at  §1,142,880,  and  237  town  lots  valued  at 
§88,4)79;  while  the  total  County  tax  is  §55,040.  The 
Countv  has  1.023  horses,  1,2h1  mules,  4,448  daily  cattle, 
5,970  hogs,  3,310  sheep,  and  1.930  bee  hives,  having  a 
combined  value  of  §541,983.  The  County  has  a  popu- 
lation of  15,003,  with  2.984  families.  Burnsville,  the 
County  Seat,   has  a  population   of  215. 


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NORTH  CAROLINA  — THE  LEADER 


NORTH   CAROLINA    LEADS    THE    WORLD 

1.  North   Carolina   leads   the   world   in    the   manufacture   of   tobacco. 

2.  North   Carolina   has   the  greatest   felspar  and   kaolin    mines   in   the   world. 

3.  The   largest   tobacco    manufacturing   plant    in    the   world   is   at    Winston-Salem. 

4.  The    largest   towel    mills    in    the    world    are    at    Kannapolis — Cannon    Manufacturing 
Company. 

5.  The  largest  hosiery  mills  in  the  world  are  at  Durham — Durham   Hosiery  Mills. 
G.     The    largest   blanket    manufacturers    in    the    world    are    at   Winston-Salem. 

7.  The    largest    tannic    acid    manufacturing    plant    in    the    world    is    at    Canton. 

8.  The    largest   granite    quarries    in    the   world    are    at    Mount    Airy. 

9.  The    largest    crude    drug    depository    in    the    world    is    at    Statesville. 

10.  "Wilson    is    the    largest    bright-leaf    tobacco    market    in    the    world. 

11.  The  finest  and  most  unique  tourist  hotel  in  the  world  is  at  Asheville — Grove  Park 
Inn. 

12.  The  largest  manufacturers  of  small  bags  in  the  world  are  at  Durham — Golden  Belt 
Manuf actu  ri  n  g   Compan  y . 

13.  Thomasville   is  the   largest  chair  manufacturing  city   in   the  world. 

14.  The  largest  chair  in   the  world   is   at  Thomasville — thirteen   feet   high. 

15.  Hickory   is  the  sash  cord   manufacturing   center  of   the   world. 

16.  Kannapolis    is    the    largest    unincorporated    city    in    the    world — population    7000. 

17.  The  largest   artillery   range  in   the   world   is  at   Fort   Bragg. 

18.  Pitt  County  leads  the  world  in  the  production   of  bright-leaf  tobacco. 

19.  The   largest    single-unit   tire   fabric   factory   in    the   world    is   at    Gastonia. 

20.  Pinehurst   is  the   largest   golf   center   in   the   world. 

21.  The  home  of  the  largest  negro  life  insurance  company  in  the  world  is  at  Durham. 
N.    C. — Mutual    Life    Insurance    Company. 

22.  The  gathering  of  galax  leaves  at  Lowgap.  N.  C  is  the  largest  industry  of  its  kind 
in    the    world. 

23.  Calvpso    is    the    largest    cucumber    market    in    the    world. 

24.  The  Norfolk  Southern  Railway  Bridge  over  Albemarle  Sound  is  the  longest  railway 
bridge   over  fresh   navigable  water   in   the  world — 5.9   miles. 

25.  Magnolia.  N.  C.  is  the  largest  shipping  point  in  the  world  for  tube  roses  and 
magnolia    bulbs. 

26.  Wilson    is   the   heart    of   the    greatest    cotton    producing   area    per    acre    in    the    world. 
°~      The  onlv   clubhouse   in   the   world   erected   and   used   by   Rotarians   is   at   Greenville, 

More  leguminous  plants  thrive  in  Edgecombe  County  than  anywhere  else  in  the 
world. 

Lenoir  County's  per  capita  investment  in  paved  roads  is  the  largest  in  the  world. 
Higli  Point  has  the  largest  building  in  the  world  used  exclusively  for  the  exposition 
of    furniture. 

The  second  largest  hydro-electric  development  in  the  world  is  in  Piedmont  North 
Carolina  , 

North  Carolina  is  the  most  prolific  State  in  the  Union  and  is  exceeded  in  all  the 
world    by    Holland    only.  .     . 

Gaston    is  the   third  cotton   spinning  county   in   the   world   outside    Great    Britain.      _ 
A   specimen   of   iron   ore   from   Wilkes  County,   assaying   OS   per  cent   pure   magnetic 
iron,  took  the  premium  at  the  St.  Louis  World's  Fair  and  at  the  Chicago  and  Pans 
Expositions.  ,       _      . , 

Over  72  per  cent  of  the  world's  damask  is  made  at   Roanoke   Rapids. 
NORTH    CAROLINA    LEADS    AMERICA 

S6.     The    largest    aluminum    plant    in    America    is    at    Badin— daily    capacity,    98,000    lbs. 

37.  The  largest  underwear  mills  in  America  are  at  Winston-Salem— 9,000,000  garments 
a    year— Hanes    Knitting    Company.  . 

38      The   largest   mica    product    manufacturing    plant    in    America    is   at    Asheville. 

39.  Biltmore   Estate,   near   Asheville.   is   the   most   sumptuous   country   home   in    America. 

40.  Chapel  Hill  is  the  home  of  America's  greatest  amateur  dramatic  folk-lore  organiza- 
tion— the   Carolina   Playmakers. 

41.  The  finest  natural  harbor  on  the  entire  American  coast  is  the  Cape  Lookout  Harbor 
of  Refuge'    near   Beaufort. 

42      Route   "A."   the   longest  scenic   highway   in    America   crosses   North   Carolina. 
43]     One  of  the  five  largest  white  quilt  mills  in   America  is  at  Asheville. 
NORTH    CAROLINA    LEADS   THE    UNITED   STATES 

44.  The   largest   denim   mills   in   the   United   States   are   at   Greensboro. 

45.  The    largest    damask    mills    in    the    United    States    are    at    Roanoke    Rapids. 

46.  The  largest  and  highest  overflow  concrete  dam  in  the  United  States  is  at  baciin 
—210   feet.     It   is  higher  than   Niagara   Falls.  . 

47.  The  largest  hydro-electric  power  development  in  the  United  States  is  in  the  *"iea- 
mont   Section   of   North   Carolina. 

48.  The   home   of  the   largest   hydro-electric   power   company 
Charlotte— Southern    Power    Company. 

49.  The  Largest  pulp  mill  in  the  United  States  is  at  Canton- 

50.  North   Carolina   manufactures    more   cigarettes   than    any 
51      North   Carolina    produces   more   soy   beans   than    all   the    other   btates 

52.  North  Carolina  leads  all   States  in  the  number  and   variety   of  drug  plants   grown— 

53.  The  largesTcentrifugal  pumps  in   the  United  States  are  at  New  Holland    N    C 

54.  The  talc  mined  in  North  Carolina  commands  the  highest  price  per  ton  of  any  mined 

55.  North  SolinaSranks  first   in    the   United  States   in   the  quantity   and   value   of  mill- 

56  North  Car?oHnadhas  a  greater  variety  of  precious  stones  than  any  other  State.     The 

57  SSTSfi  ifa/Tgreate"  variety  of  soft  and  hard  woods  than  any  other  State 
11.     North  Carolina  leads  all  the  States  in  the  value  of  wood  and  timber  produced  from 

forests — $32,735,000    annually.  ...  ,.         ,    CI.„+AH  „f  Tiiinnic 

59.  North  Carolina  leads  all  the  States,  even  the  principal  agricultural  States  of  Illinois, 
Texas,    Iowa    and    Kansas,    in    the    per    acre    value    of    crops. 

60.  North   Carolina    leads   the    Union    in    the    number   of    debt-free   homes. 

61.  North  Carolina  has  the  largest  per  cent  of  children  in  grammar  schools  of  an>    State. 

62.  North    Carolina    has    the    highest    birth    rate    of    any    State    '" 
30    per    1000    population. 

63.  The    largest    apple    tree    in    the    United    States    is    in 
circumference.  .,  c.    ,     -      Mli,  p,linn 

C4.     North    Carolina  has  grown  more  corn   to  the   acre  than    any  State  in     he    Union. 

65.  The   only  farm   in    the   United   States  haying  two   Gold   Medal   coub   is 

66.  The    University    of    North    Carolina    is    the    oldest    in    the    United    States 
actual   service— Founded    in    1784.  .  ... 

67      The  largest  Episcopal  school   for  cirls  in  the   United  States   is  at   Kaleign. 

68.  North    Carolina    has    more    cotton    mills    than    any    other    State— ;>13. 

69.  North  Carolina  has  the  largest  per  cent  of  Anglo-Saxon  blood  of  am  State,  WltD 
one-eighth   of  one   per  cent   of  foreign   horn.     Ninety-nine   per   cent   American. 

70.  North  "Carolina's  famous  industrial  triangle,  composed  of  Greensboro,  High  leant 
and  Winston-Salem,  produced  over  ?3'>5.0(.0,000  worth  of  goods  in  1922— more  than 
any   city   or   similar   area   in    the 'United    States. 

71.  Wilson,    Johnston    and    Pitt    Counties    riased    more   produce    per    aen 
any   like   area   in   the   United    States.  ,«*„- 

72.  Elizabeth   City   leads   the   United    States   in    the   manufacture    of  soy   bean    harvesters. 

73.  Elizabeth  City  is  the  center  of  the  finest  wild  duck  and  goose  shooting^  in   the    u.   s. 

74.  High  Point  has  more  factories  than  any  city  its  size  in  the  United  States— 22,279 
population    with  over    110  factories. 

75.  North  Carolina    ranks   second    in   the    United   States    in   cotton    manufacture, 

76.  Only  Wyoming  exceeds  North  Carolina  in  the  percentage  of  value  added  by 
manufacture.  .       n    . 

77      North  Carolina  leads  all  other  States,  except   Kentucky,  as  a  tobacco-irrowin?  State. 

78.  North  Carolina  ranked  second  among  the  States  in  the  amount  of  Revenue  payments 
collected    by   the    State    in    1923. 

79.  Of  the  four  States  showing  an  increase  in  revenue  paid  the  United  States  in  1923, 
North   Carolina  was   second   with    15   per   cent   increase. 

80.  High  Point  is  the  second  largest  furniture  manufacturing  city  in   the    United  States 

81.  Lenoir   ranks   second   in    the   United   States  in   the   manufacture   of   chairs. 

82.  North  Carolina  ranks  third  in  the  production  of  the  raw  materials  used  in  the 
manufacture   of  dyes  and   extracts. 

83.  North   Carolina   is  the  third   fish   producing   State   in    the   Union. 

84.  North   Carolina   ranks  third   in   the   production   of   soybeans  in   the   Union. 

85.  North   Carolina   ranks   third   in   the   production    of   peanuts   in   the   Union. 

86.  North    Carolina   ranks   third   in    the   production    of   sweet   potatoes    in   the    Union. 

87.  North  Carolina  ranks  third  in  the  Union  in  the  mileage  of  hard  surfaced  highways. 


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88.  Winston-Salem   ranks   third   in   the    United   States   in    the   manufacture   of   furniture. 

89.  North  Carolina   ranks  fourth   in   the   Union   in   the  twenty-two   leading  crops. 

90.  North    Carolina   ranks    fourth    in    the    production    of   tanbark   wood. 

91.  North   Carolina  ranks  fifth  in   the   United   States  in   the  total   value  of  all  crops. 

92.  North   Carolina   ranks   fifth   in    Federal   income   tax   payments. 

93.  North    Carolina     ranks    seventh    in     the     production     of    lumber — -!?50,000,000     yearly. 

94.  Winston-Salem  is  the  seventh  Port  of  Entry  in  the  United  States — yet  it  is  not 
on    the    coast. 

95.  North    Carolina    ranks   eighth    in   the  manufacture   of    veneers. 

96.  North  Carolina  ranks  fifteenth  in  the  United  States  in  total  value  of  manufactured 
products. 

97.  Robeson  County  ranks  seventeenth  among  the  fifty  leading  counties  of  the  United 
States  in    the    value   of   crops. 

98.  Pitt  County  ranks  thirty-fifth  among  the  leading  counties  in  the  United  States  in 
the  total   value   of   crops. 

99.  One  North  Carolina  city — Winston-Salem — ranks  thirty-seventh  in  the  United  States 
in  the  total  value  of  factory  products,  with  200,484,834 — which  is  more  than  New 
Orleans.    Los   Angeles,    Atlanta   or    Fall   River. 

100.  Johnston   is   one   of   the   fifty    richest   agricultural   counties   in   the    United   States. 

101.  North   Carolina  is   one   of   the   leading   fruit   producing   States. 

102.  North   Carolina   is   a   leading   melon    and    produce   State. 

103.  North  Carolina   factories   use   one-fourth   of   all   the  tobacco   grown   in   the   U.   S. 

104.  North  Carolina  pays  one-fourth  of  all  the  tobacco  taxes  in  the  United  States— more 
than  any  other  State. 

105.  Over  eighty  per  cent   of  the  crude   drugs   in   the   United   States   are  made   in   N.   C. 

106.  North  Carolina  mines  over  75   per  cent  of  the  mica  manufactured   in    the  U.  S. 

107.  North  Carolina  has  three  of  the  six  Gold  Medal  pure-bred  Jersey  Cows  in  the  U.  S. 

108.  Three  of  the  thirteen  champion  Jersey  cows  in  the  United  States  are  in  Catawba 
County,   N.  C. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  LEADS  THE  EAST 

109.  The  tallest  peak  east  of  the  Mississippi  River  is  near  Asheville — Mt.  Mitchell,  6,711 
feet  high. 

110.  The  highest  office  building  east  of  the  Rockies  is  in  Asheville— height  above  sea 
level.   2,450  feet. 

ill.  Western  North  Carolina  has  the  largest  supplies  of  lumber  for  the  eastern  half 
of  the    United   States. 

112.  The  largest  bank  and  trust  company  south  of  Baltimore  and  east  of  the  Mississippi 
is    in    North    Carolina — Wachovia    Bank    and    Trust    Company. 

113.  New  York  is  the  only  State  in  the  east  producing  more  kilowat  hours  electric 
energy   daily   than    North   Carolina. 

114.  Scotland  is  one  of  the  foremost  cantaloupe  and  watermelon  producing  counties  east 
of  the   Mississippi. 

115.  North  Carolina  has  over  ten  per  cent  of  the  potential  water  power  east  of  the 
Mississippi.      It    is    only    one-third    developed. 

HG.  There  are  sixty-four  peaks  in  the  Western  North  Carolina  Mountains  over  6,000 
feet   high. 

117.  The   most  efficient   anti-malarial  system   in   the   United  States  is   in   North  Carolina. 

NORTH  CAROLINA  LEADS  THE  SOUTH 

118.  High    Point    is    the    largest    furniture    manufacturing    city    in    the    South. 

119.  North  Carolina  leads  the  South  in  the  textile  industry  in  all  details— number  of 
mills,  uumber  spindles  and  looms,  number  of  operatives,  variety  and  value  of  goods 
and  in  amount  of  capital  employed. 

120.  North  Carolina  has  more  mills  that  finish  and  dye  their  own  products  than  any 
other   Southern   State. 

121.  Gaston    Couonty   leads   the   south   in    the   total   number   of   cotton    mills — 101. 

122.  Gastonia  is  the  combed   yarn   center  of  the  South. 

123.  The  only   plant  in   the   South   making   card  clothing   is  at   Charlotte. 

124.  North  Carolina  leads  the  South  in  the  furniture  industry  in  the  number  of  factories 
and  workers,  capital  employed  and  value  and  variety  of  product. 

125.  The   largest  furniture   factory   in    the   South   is   at   Asheville. 

126.  The  largest  manufacturer  of  dining  and  living  room  furniture  in  the  South  is  at 
High   Point. 

127.  North  Carolina  leads  the  South  in  the  amount  of  capital  employed  in  all  kinds  of 
manufacturing. 

128.  North  Carolina  leads  the  South  in  the  number  of  factory  establishments — over  7,000. 

129.  North   Carolina   leads   the   south   in   the   number   of   wage  earners   with    157,000. 

130.  North  Carolina  leads  the  south  in  the  value  added  to  the  raw  product  by  tha 
process    of    manufacture. 

131.  North  Carolina   led   the  South  in   1923   in   the   payment  of   revenue. 

132.  Asheville   is  the   home   of   the    largest   retail   lumber   concern    in    the    South. 

133.  The    largest    creamery    in    the    South    is    at    Hickory—Catawba    Creamery. 

134.  The   largest   manufacturer   of   knit   goods   in    the   South   is   at   Winston-Salem. 

135.  The   largest   manufacture   of   woolen    goods    in   the    South    is    at   Winston-Salem. 

136.  The   largest   wagon    manufacturing    plant    in    the    South    is    at   Winston-Salem. 

137.  The  largest  motor  truck   factory  in   the   South   is  at  Henderson. 

138.  The   largest   re-icing  station   for   frruits   and   vegetables  in    the   South   is   at   Hamlet. 

139.  The  largest  plant  in  the  South  for  the  instalation  of  automatic  sprinkler  systems 
is    at    Charlotte — the    Grinnell    Company. 

140.  The    largest   tannery    in    the   South   is   at   Morganton— Burke   Tannery. 

141.  The  only  rug  factory  in  the  South  is  at  Leaksville-Spray— the  famous  Axminister 
rug  of   Marshall    Field   Company   is   made  here. 

142.  The  largest  freight  terminals  and  transfer  sheds  in  the  South  are  at  the  Spencer 
yards    of    the    Southern    Railway. 

143.  The  largest  export  house   in   the  South   is   at  Wilmington. 

144.  The  largest  producers  of  fish  scrap  and  fish  oil  in  the  South  are  at  Wilmington — 
Fisheries   Products   Company. 

145.  The   largest   tire   manufacturing    plant    in    the   South   is    at   Charlotte. 

146.  The   largest   tire   and   inner  tube   factory   in   the  South   is   at   Winston-Salem. 

147.  The  home  office  of  the  South's   largest  chain   of   department   stores  is   at  Charlotte. 

148.  The  largest  showcase  factory  in  the  South  is  at  Charlotte— Wade  Manufacturing 
Company. 

149.  The  finest  dance  hall  floor  at  any  resort  on  the  South  Atlantic  coast  is  at  Wrights- 
ville  Beach,   near  Wilmington — Lumina   Pavilion. 

150.  The   largest   gold   nugget    ever   found    in    the    South    was    found    in    North   Carolina. 

151.  The  first  co-operative  sweet  potato  growers  association  in  the  South  was  formed 
in    Catawba    County — still    active. 

152.  One   of  the  three   wheelbarrow   manufacturing  plants   in   the   South   is   at   Asheboro. 

153.  One   of   the   largest   shale   brick   plants   in   the   South   is   at    Norwood. 

154.  One    of   the    two    asbestos    manufacturing    plants    in    the    South    is    at    Charlotte. 

155.  The  second  Longest  highway  bridge  and  viaduct  in  the  South  is  at  Williamston — 3.9 
miles    long. 

156.  North  Carolina  ranks  second  in  the  South  in  the  value  of  manufactured  products. 
Texas    ranks    first. 

157.  North  Carolina  ranks  fifth  in  cotton  production  in  the  South,  and  leads  in  the 
average  value  per  acre  of  cotton  products. 

158.  Robeson   County   ranks  second   among   the  counties  of  the   South   in   crop   value. 

159.  The  lotus  plant,  native  of  the  Nile  Valley  in  Egypt,  is  found  in  Eastern  Carolina 
— one   of  the  few   spots  in   the   world   where   it   is   found. 

160.  Wilbur  and   Orville   Wright   flew    their   first   airplane   at   Nags   Head,  N.   C,    in    1903. 
KM.     Three    United    States    Presidents    were    born    in    North    Carolina— Andrew    Jackson, 

James    K.    Polk,    and    Andrew    Johnson. 

102.  Washington,  N.  C,  was  the  first  town  in  the  United  States  named  in  honor  of 
George  Washington — December,  1770.  It  was  also  the  first  post  office  named  for 
him — 1780. 

103.  Fayetteville,  N.  C,  was  the  first  town  in  the  United  States  named  for  the  Marquis 
de    LaFayette. 

104.  All  cloth  used  in  the  manufacture  of  B.V.D.  underwear  is  made  at  Lexington, 
N.    C,    at  the    Erlanger    Mills. 

165.  North  Carolina  built  a  schoolhouse  a  day  for  18  years— a  total  of  6,805.  She  re- 
duced  the    los:   cabin   schoolhouses   from    1190   to   94. 

1G0.     North    Carolina's    wealth    increased    175    per    cent    between    1900    and    1920. 

107.     North   Carolina's   good    roads   would   extend   from   the    North    Pole    to   the    Equator. 

168.  North  Carolina  is  building  two  miles  of  hard-surfaced  roads  and  three  miles  of 
other   dependable   roads    every   day    in    the    year. 

109.     Western   North  Carolina  is  the   religious  center  of  the  South. 

170.  Western  North  Carolina  is  world-famed  as  a  tourist  and  health  resort— Unequaled 
climate,  pure  water,  the  beauty  and  grandeur  of  hundreds  of  mountain  peaks  help 
make   this   section    one   of   the   premier   playgrounds   of   the    United    States. 


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Pertinent  Paragraphs  About  North  Carolina 


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HERE  are  so  many  special  tilings  in  North  Carolina  that  are 
unique  or  of  such  magnitude  as  to  deserve  special  mention 
that  it  is  impossible  to  treat  them  under  any  general  sketch 
of  the  State.  So,  while  a  sketch  of  the  resources  of  North 
Carolina  is  given  on  pages  6  and  7,  a  number  of  these  special 
items  have  heen  withdrawn  from  that  article  and  are  pre- 
sented herewith  under  the  heading — "Pertinent  Paragraphs." 
North  Carolina  is  the  birthplace  of  the  airplane.  On 
December  17,  1903,  Wilbur  and  Orville  Wright  flew  their  first  machine  from 
one  sand  dune  to  another  on  Kill  Devil  Hill,  off  Roanoke  Island  on  the  Eastern 
North   Carolina  shore. 

One  of  the  unique  industries  of  the  State  and  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the 
world,  is  the  gathering  of  Galax  leaves  in  the  mountain  counties.  These  are 
shipped  from  Lowgap,  N.  C,  to  florists  all  over  the  civilized  world  for  use  in 
decorations. 

Another  notable  industry  is  the  making  of  pottery  at  Jugtown,  N.  C,  This 
pottery,  made  by  the  plain  folk  of  an  isolated  hamlet  of  the  State,  is  very  artis- 
tic and  at  the  same  time  quaint,  and  has  attracted  much  attention  in  New  York. 
Rare  old  specimens  of  it  are  now  found  in  leading  museums  from  New  York 
to  California. 

Yaupnn,  which  grows  on  the  sandy  wastes  of  North  Carolina,  was  a  very 
popular  substitute  for  tea  during  the  Civil  War  and  even  now  holds  great  possi- 
bilities as  a  beverage  for  soda   fountains. 

The  United  States  Geological  Survey  has  recently  announced  that  in  the 
center  of  this  State  there  is  a  large  deposit  of  coal  capable  of  yielding  68,000,000 
tons  of  coal.  The  deposit  is  near  Deep  River  and  can  be  profitably  mined  to  a 
depth  of  2000  feet.     Mining  operations  are  now  in  progress. 

North  Carolina  leads  all  other  States  in  the  number  and  variety  of  its  drug 
plants.  There  are  here  over  715  species  representing  128  drug  plant  families. 
All  these  contain  medicinal  properties.  At  Statesville  is  located  the  largest 
crude  drug  depository  in  the  world. 

One  of  the  most  unique  organizations  in  North  Carolina  is  that  of  "The 
Carolina  Play  makers."  This  group  of  players  represents  the  most  interesting 
and  most  significant  artistic  effort  in  this  State  and  has  achieved  fame  through- 
out the  United  States  because  of  its  splendid  dramatization  of  original  folk- 
lore plays  of  North  Carolina  life.  This  organization,  built  up  by  Prof.  Frederick 
Koch,  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina,  is  composed  of  University  students 
who,  although  amateurs,  write  and  produce  these  folk-lore  tragedies  and  comedies. 
These  students  learn  to  write  the  play,  act,  cast  the  characters,  p resent  and 
criticize  plays,  make  up,  design,  model,  construct  and  paint  stage  properties, 
light  the  stage,  design  the  costumes  and  all  the  necessary  arts  to  properly  stage 
the  production.  The  eighth  successful  tour  of  "The  Carolina  Playmakers"  has 
just  been  completed  and  the  players  drew  packed  houses  at  every  performance. 
One  New  York  critic  lias  said  that  the  plays  produced  by  this  organization 
were  the  equal  of  any  of  the  famous  Irish  Folk  Stories. 

The  population  of  North  Carolina  is  '27  per  cent  negro  and  73  per  cent 
white,  while  it  has  the  largest  percentage  of  Anglo-Saxon  blood  of  any  State 
in  the  Union  and  has  less  than  1-8  of  one  per  cent  of  foreign  born  population. 
It    is  99  per  cent   American. 

The  white  population  is  honest,  industrious,  wide-awake  and  ambitious. 
North  Carolina  is  the  most  prolific  State  in  the  Union,  and  is  exceeded  only  by 
Holland  in  all  the  world.  The  children  still  receive  careful  home  training  with 
the  result  that  the  family  reigns  siqireme  as  the  social  unit  of  the  State. 

There  are  absolutely  no  lynchings  in  this  State  because  a  sound  basis  of 
relationship  exists  between  the  negro  and  the  white  man.  The  negroes  are 
aided  in  owning  lands  and  homes  and  are  provided  with  excellent  schools  and 
colleges  and  institutions  to  care  for  the  feeble-minded.  As  a  rule  the  negroes 
have  the  same  advantages  as  their  white   neighbors. 

Progress  in  education  has  been  phenomenal.  Twenty  years  ago  only  South 
Carolina  was  more  backward  in  education,  but  today  North  Carolina  has  a 
higher  per  cent  of  children  enrolled  in  grammar  schools  than  any  other  State 
in  the  Union.  For  a  period  of  18  consecutive  years  North  Carolina  has  built 
one  schoolhouse  a  day,  many  of  them  of  brick  construction.  In  1900  school 
property  was  valued  at  about  $1,000,000.  In  1922  it  was  $35,000,000.  The  ex- 
penditure in  1900  for  new  buildings  was  $41,000.  In  1922  it  was  over  $<>,0°°,000. 
In  1922  the  average  salary  for  white  teachers  was  $102,  the  average  length  of 
school  term  was  1-H  days.  In  1923  there  were  4-75  high  schools  in  the  State 
and   4800   public    rural  libraries. 

Three  United  States  presidents  were  born  in  North  Carolina,  though  living 
elsewhere  when  elected.  These  were:  Andrew  Jackson,  Union  County;  James 
K.    Polk,   Mecklenburg   County;   and    Andrew   Johnson,    Wake   County. 

The  Ford  Motor  Company  is  now  building  its  largest  Southern  automobile 
assembling  plant  at  Charlotte.  This  is  just  one  of  the  many  branch  offices 
and  plants  located  in  the  State  by  large  distributors. 

Western  North  Carolina,  Inc.,  has  recently  been  organized  to  promote  the 
development  of  that  section  and  will  spend  §50,000  a  year  for  five  years  in 
advertising  this  section.  Headquarters  are  at  Asheville.  The  Eastern  Carolina 
Chamber  of  Commerce  with  offices  at  Kinston,  is  promoting  the  interests  of  the 
Coastal  Plain  seetion,  while  plans  are  in  the  making  for  a  State  Chamber  of 
Commerce  or  a  State  Department  of  Commerce  to  promote  and  advertise  the 
entire  State. 

North  Carolina  is  looking  forward  with  great  pleasure  to  the  Southern 
Exposition  to  he  staged  in  New  York  City  in  the  early  part  of  1925.  Her 
advantages   will  be  amply  displayed   at  this  exposition. 

The  Made-In-Carolinas  Exposition,  held  in  Charlotte  every  year,  has  been 
a  great  factor  in  acquainting  the  citizens  of  the  two  Carolinas  with  the  products 
made  at  home,  with  the  result  that  a  larger  per  cent  of  the  home-made  products 
is  being  sold  at  home  every  year. 

A  syndicate  has  recently  been  formed  to  open  oil  wells  in  Eastern  North 
Carolina.  Recent  tests  by  geologists  and  oil  experts  have  convinced  them  that 
there  are  good  possibilities  of  finding  oil  and  minerals  in  paying  quantities  in 
Beaufort  County,  and  this  syndicate  of  North  Carolinians  is  determined  to  find 
out  at  once. 


One  of  the  greatest  developments  of  recent  years  is  now  under  way  at 
Chimney  Rock,  near  Asheville,  where  the  Rocky  Broad  River  is  being  dammed 
up  to  form  Lake  Lure  covering  1500  acres.  This  development  will  include  the 
lake,  large,  up-to-date  tourist  hotels,  camps,  golf  links,  bathing  beaches, 
pavilions,  bridle  paths,  fish  hatchery,  all  forms  of  outdoor  sports,  and  leave 
4500  acres  for  sub-division  for  private  homes  and  estates.  The  hvdro-electric 
plant   will  generate  over  5,500,000  kilowatt  hours   annually. 

Another  development  similar  in  nature  is  under  way  in  the  Piedmont  Section 
at  Hanging  Rock,  near  Winston-Salem.  This  is  one  of  the  most  rugged  and 
picturesque  sections  in  the  State  and  will  become  a  leading  resort.  A  lake  will 
be  built  on  this  mountain,  surrounded  by  homes,  hotels,  resorts  and  the  usual 
resort  features.  The  Summer  Assembly  Grounds  of  the  Methodist  Protestant 
Church  will   be  here. 

One  of  the  finest  scenic  motor  roads  in  the  East  is  that  up  Mount  Mitchell. 
This  well-graded  road  winds  from  the  town  of  Black  Mountain  almost  to  the 
top  of  Mount  Mitchell,  the  tallest  peak  in  Eastern  America.  This  peak  is  fi,711 
feet  high  and  is  surrounded  by  44  peaks  over  6000  feet  high,  while  fifteen 
mountain  ranges  are  visible  from  the  Observation  Tower.  Few  sections  have 
scenery   more  beautiful   than   that   around    Mount    Mitchell. 

Plans  are  now  under  way  to  convert  historic  old  Fort  Macon  into  one  of 
the  State's  great  playgrounds.  Old  Fort  Macon  is  located  on  Bogue  Sound 
opposite  Beaufort,  Morehead  City  and  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  and  the  plans  call 
for  the  purchase  of  Ho  acres  of  land  with  it  to  be  converted  into  a  great 
Eastern    playground    rivaling    Mt.    Mitchell    in    Western    Carolina. 

Two  undeveloped  scenic  sections  that  offer  unlimited  possibilities  are  the 
Linville  Gorge  near  Morganton,  and  the  Uwharrie  Mountains  near  Albemarle. 
Plans  are  already  under  way  for  making  a  great  National  Park  out  of  the 
Linville  Valley,  which  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  canyons  of  the  whole  country. 
From  Morrow  Mountain  in  the  Uwharries  is  one  of  the  most  picturesque  scenes 
to  be  found  anywhere  in  the  State.  The  proximity  of  Badin  Lake  and  the 
Yadkin   River  add  great  value  to  the  section  as  a   future   resort. 

Two  new  developments  in  the  power  line  are  the  High  Rock  development  of 
the  Tallassee  Power  Company  just  above  Badin  on  the  Yadkin  River  where 
a  huge  reservoir  is  to  he  built  as  a  reserve  water  supply  for  the  power  plant 
at  Badin,  while  the  other  is  the  Rbodhiss  development  of  the  Southern  Power 
Company,  near   Rbodhiss,  where  a   new  power  plant  is  being  installed. 

A  great  opportunity  lies  in  the  development  of  various  chemical  industries 
in  the  State.  Hundreds  of  plants  in  various  lines  use  chemicals  or  employ 
chemical  methods  and  offer  a  splendid  market  for  large  quantities  of  chemicals 
that  can  he  made  within  the  State.  Realizing  these  opportunities,  the  three 
leading  chemical  companies  of  the  United  States  maintain  branches  in  North 
Carolina   with  a   full  corps  of  chemists  in  each. 

No  Southern  State  has  developed  textile  industry  as  rapidly  as  has  North 
Carolina.  The  industry  in  this  State  is  marked  by  the  great  variety  of  its 
products.  One  of  the  largest  additions  is  the  mammoth  finishing  plant  being 
erected  near  Asheville  by  the  Sayles  Finishing  Plants,   Inc. 

The  progress  and  prosperity  of  North  Carolina  is  not  of  the  "boom"  type 
at  all,  but  has  been  a  process  of  steady  and  constructive  development  of  natural 
resources  carefully  guided  by  North  Carolina  business  nun  who  learned  the 
game  by  actually  playing  it.  North  Carolina's  principal  factors  of  prosperity 
are  good  roads,  better  educated  people,  excellent  rail  transportation  facilities, 
development  of  hydro-electric  power,  and  the  unlimited  industrial  and  agri- 
cultural resources  which  will  last  as  long  as  conservative  development  is  carried 
out.     North   Carolina's  prosperity  is  here  to  stay. 

Back  of  all  this  prosperity  is  the  water  power  dam.  North  and  South 
Carolina  have  far  outstripped  all  the  other  states  in  the  southeastern  group  in 
this  type  of  development,  with  a  total  of  911,100  horsepower.  The  greatest 
hydro-electric  company  in  the  Country  is  the  Southern  Power  Company  of 
Charlotte,  which   furnishes  over  300  mills  of  this   section   with   current. 

For  years  there  has  been  seen  real  need  of  a  great  State  Port  and  a  railway 
connecting  this  port  with  the  great  Central  West,  but  only  within  the  past 
year  have  efforts  to  this  end  become  so  concentrated  and  determined  that  at 
present  the  whole  State  is  awaking  to  the  need  of  this  great  development. 
Upon  the  outcome  of  these  efforts  towards  a  State-owned  railroad  and  port 
terminals  depends  in  large  measure  the  ultimate  reduction  of  freight  rates  which 
is  sought  by  manufacturers,  merchants  and  farmers  alike. 

One  of  the  widest  fields  is  the  canning  industry,  for  in  no  other  locality  do 
vegetables  reach  the  stage  of  perfection  that  they  do  here,  while  few  States 
produce  vegetables  and  fruits  having  the  superb  flavor  found  in  those  raised  in 
North   Carolina. 

Immense  deposits  of  granite  exist  in  North  Carolina  and  are  gaining  popu- 
larity daily  because  of  their  quality  and  adaptability  for  building  and  ornamental 
work. 

In  reviewing  the  remarkable  developments  of  the  State,  a  few  factors  of  im- 
portance may  be  noted.  The  first  of  these  is  the  unusual  balance  of  social 
and  economic  interests.  There  is  no  aristocratic  class  but  an  equality  of  all 
interests  that  makes  for  perfect  harmony  between  the  farmer  and  the  indus- 
trialist. Another  factor  is  that  there  are  no  large  outstanding  cities  domineer- 
ing over  smaller  ones,  but  there  are  some  sixtj'  cities  of  over  2500  population, 
while  the  largest  does  not  have  as  many  as  75,000.  The  uniformity  of  social 
thinking  and  the  homogeneity  of  population  has  resulted  in  a  minimum  of  dis- 
satisfaction among  laborers.  The  close  contact  of  capital  and  labor  has  made 
for  a   minimum  X>f  labor  disturbances. 

Perhaps  the  greatest  fact  that  may  lie  mentioned  in  regard  to  North  Caro- 
lina's past  progress  is  that  development  in  all  lines  is  as  yet  in  its  infancy. 
The  natural  resources  are  as  yet  barely  touched,  raw  materials  are  available 
on  every  hand,  while  thousands  of  the  State's  richest  acres  are  not  yet  opened 
to  cultivation.  Opportunity  abounds  on  every  hand  in  every  line  of  endeavor, 
awaiting  the  development  that  will  bring  untold  wealth.  The  North  Carolinian 
himself  has  been  the  greatest  factor  in  the  State's  development  and  is  daily 
reaping  new  returns  from  his  boundless  energy  and  his  far-sighted  policies. 
Yet,  with  all  this  activity  on  the  part  of  the  home  people,  there  is  still  room 
for  the  newcomer  who  is  willing  to  fall  in  line  with  present  policies  and  strive 
hand  in  hand  with  these  sturdy  Americans  for  the  fulfillment  of  their  dream 
of   a    still   greater   prosperity    in    North    Carolina,    "The    Land   of   Opportunity." 


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